Weekly Quiz - Traveling Waves

The length of a wave is called its.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Period

How many cycles a wave repeats per second is its...

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Period

The max distance from a wave's crest or trough is called its...

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Period

What will happen when the wave-pulses come together?

• Destructively Interfere

  (cancel each other out)

• Constructively Interfere

  (build each other up)

• Reflect off each other

• Nothing will happen

What will happen when the two wave-pulses come together?

• Destructively Interfere

  (cancel each other out)

• Constructively Interfere

  (build each other up)

• Reflect off each other

• Nothing will happen

A wave has a frequency of 3Hz and a wavelength of 2m.

What is its wave-speed?

• 6 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 3/2 m/s

As a wave travels through a string, its tension increases.

What happens to the wave speed as the tension increases?

• The wave speed increases

• The wave speed decreases

• The wave speed stays the same.