REVIEW- Waves

What is the distance between two adjacent crests or troughs in a wave called?

• WAVELENGTH

• AMPLITUDE

• FREQUENCY

• HEIGHT

Which of the following types of waves require a medium to travel through?

• MECHANICAL WAVES

• ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

• LIGHT WAVES

• NONE OF THE CHOICES

Which of the following is not a property of waves?

• FREQUENCY

• SPEED

• DENSITY

• AMPLITUDE

What is diffraction?

• bending of a wave as it passes through a medium

• reflection of a wave off a surface at an angle

• spreading out of a wave as it passes through an opening

• change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between the wave source and the observer

The particles of an object travels along with the wave as it pass through a medium.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the term for the bouncing back of a wave after hitting a surface?

• REFRACTION

• DIFFRACTION

• REFLECTION

• TRANSMISSION

How is sound produced?

• By the vibration of electric fields

• By the vibration of magnetic fields

• By the vibration of air molecules

• By the movement of electrons

Which of the following is a unit of measurement for frequency?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Newton (N)

• Joule (J)

• Decibels (dB)

What is the relationship between frequency and pitch?

• Higher frequency sounds have a lower pitch

• Lower frequency sounds have a higher pitch

• Higher frequency sounds have a higher pitch

• There is no relationship between frequency and pitch

What is the unit of measurement for wavelength?

• Meters (m)

• Hertz (Hz)

• Joules (J)

• Newtons (N)