Wave Exam Review

What property of a wave is measured from rest position to the farthest point up or down on a wave?

• wavelength

• speed

• amplitude

What property of a wave can be measured from crest to crest?

• wavelength

• amplitude

• speed

What is the part of a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together?

• rarefaction

• wavelength

• compression

What part of a longitudinal wave is where the particles are the farthest apart?

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude

Which can act as a media for waves?

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• all of these

In physics, what's a wave?

• a movement of matter

• disturbance that carries energy

• electrons being transferred

Which is a wave before a disturbance takes place?

• rest spot

• rest position

• rest area

• rest space

Which happens as the frequency of a wave decreases?

• wavelength increases

• wavelength decreases

• wavelength increases, then decreases

The lowest part of a transverse wave is known as

• crest

• trough

• speed

The frequency of a wave is measured in

• crest

• medium

• hertz

• crest