PS Properties of Waves

The amplitude of a wave is...

• The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

• The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or trough

• The height of a wave from crest to trough

• The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

• The height of a wave from origin to a crest or trough

• The height of a wave from crest to trough

• The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

What is the amplitude of this wave?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 10

What is the wavelength of this wave?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

What property does the green arrow (B) represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

Frequency is best described as...

• The distance from crest to crest

• The number of crests plus the number of troughs on the whole wave

• The number of waves per second

• The number of hot dogs Ezra eats per second

What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?

• longitudinal
• transverse

Which wave has the highest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse