Properties of Waves

Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents the wave crest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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What is another name for wave height?

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Origin

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If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place through matter or space

• wave

• position

• time

• protein

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How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

• EM waves have very short wavelengths

• EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

• EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

• EM waves can change direction by reflection

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Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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