Waves Review

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency

• period

• longitudinal 

• transverse wave 

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

• The wavelength increases.

• The wavelength decreases.

• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• all of the above

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest

• energy

• wave

• trough