WAVES TEST STUDY GUIDE

What is a wave?

• a movement of matter
• a disturbance that carries energy
• the process of electrons being transferred
• large fluctuations in force

Types of waves that require a medium to travel through?

• Electromagnetic
• Mechanical

Why do waves move fastest through solid mediums and slowest in gases?

• because the particles are moving faster
• because the particles are moving slower
• because the particles are closer together
• because the particles are farther apart

What property of a wave is represented by letter A?

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Speed
• Frequency

What property of a wave is represented by letter B?

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Frequency

What property of a wave is represented by letter C and is measured per second?

• Amplitude
• Speed
• Frequency
• crest

What part of a wave is represented by letter D?

• Crest
• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Trough

What part of a wave is represented by letter E?

• Crest
• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Trough

Which of the following can act as a medium for a wave?

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gases

• All answers are correct

When the frequency of a wave decreases .

• the wavelength increases.
• the wavelength decreases.
• the wavelength increases and then decreases.
• the wavelength remains the same.