Wave Test

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

The highest point of a wave is?

• crest
• trough
• point of origin
• comppression point

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

• energy
• compression
• rarefaction
• speed

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• compression

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments
• medium

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

• Amplitude
• Pitch
• Volume
• Echo

A wave that can only travel through matter is called:

• solid waves

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• mechanical waves