Waves

This is the distance between two crests. What is this called?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• longitude

• trough

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What does this picture represent?

• wavelength

• echolocation

• amplitude

• peak

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Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wavy

• transverse wave

• mechanical

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• x ray

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How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?

• dense to less dense
• trough to crest
• compression to compression
• beginning of illustration to the end

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

• sound
• light
• ocean
• seismic

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Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

• frequency

• amplitude

• energy

• wavelength