Properties of Waves Quiz A

What is the medium doing in a longitudinal wave?

• Moving in a circular motion

• Moving back-and-forth in the same direction as the wave travels

• Not moving at all

• Moving parallel to the wave

What is compression in a longitudinal wave?

• Particles are moving in a circular motion

• Particles are close together

• Particles are spread out

• Particles are not moving at all

What is rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

• Particles are not moving at all

• Particles are close together

• Particles are spread out

• Particles are moving in a circular motion

What is amplitude in a wave?

• The distance from one compression to the next

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• A measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes in a longitudinal wave

• The number of vibrations per second

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What is wavelength in a wave?

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The distance from one compression to the next

• A measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes in a longitudinal wave

• The number of vibrations per second

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What is frequency in a wave?

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• A measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes in a longitudinal wave

• The distance from one compression to the next

• The number of vibrations per second

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What is the unit for frequency?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Hertz

• Meters per second

What is the unit for speed?

• Meters per second

• Hertz

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

What is the formula to calculate speed of a wave?

• Speed = Wavelength x Frequency

• Speed = Amplitude x Frequency

• Speed = Wavelength / Frequency

• Speed = Amplitude / Frequency

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What is the formula to calculate wavelength of a wave?

• Wavelength = Amplitude / Frequency

• Wavelength = Speed / Frequency

• Wavelength = Amplitude x Frequency

• Wavelength = Speed x Frequency

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