Waves Review

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• Vibration
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Reflection

Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• Your eyes react faster than your ears
• Light travels faster than sound
• The thunder is produced after the lightening

As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.

• wavelength
• amplitude
• speed
• reflection

           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.

• interference
• Compression
• Rarefraction
• Diffraction

The more ____________________ a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.

• reflection
• energy
• speed
• frequency

How can you measure the wavelength of a transverse wave?

• crest to crest
• amplitude (height of the wave)
• frequency of the wave in a given time
• Speed

A substance or material that carries a wave.

• Medium
• Amplitude
• Crest
• Mechanical Wave

Waves consist entirely of ?

• Energy
• Water
• Light
• Sound

What is the top of a wave called?

• Crest
• Trough
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

What is the bottom of a wave called?

• Crest
• Trough
• Amplitude
• Wavelength