Wave characteristics PS4-1

What part of the wave is indicated at label A?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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What part of the wave is indicated by label B?

• Wave

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Trough

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What characteristic of the wave is indicated by the black line at the center of the wave?

• The wavelength

• The amount of energy in the wave

• The crest of the wave

• The highest part of the wave

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What does the animation indicate about the motion of particles within a wave?

• The energy of a wave carries particles forward.

• The energy of a wave does not move particles.

• The energy of a wave moves the particle and then the particle returns to its original position.

• The particles at the surface have less energy than the particles below the surface.

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In a longitudinal wave the area of the wave analogous to the amplitude is...

• The dark part of the wave

• The coils

• The place where the wave hits the end of the table.

• Nothing is analogous to the amplitude.

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The number of times a wave reaches the top of the flag every minute is called...

• The wave's amplitude

• The wavelength

• The wave medium

• The wave frequency

Which wave has the greater amount of energy?

• The top wave

• The bottom wave

• The energy can't be determined

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Which of the waves would produce the highest pitched sound?

• The wave with the lowest frequency

• The green wave

• The wave with the highest frequency

• The wave with the longest wavelength.

What conclusion about the characteristics of this wave can you draw by observing the image?

• There must be a storm happening,

• It was really windy when the photo was taken.

• The wave was produced by a high tide.

• The wave contains a lot of energy.

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Why do the rings around a water drop have light and dark parts?

• Because of shadows.

• The light part is the trough of the wave

• Only the dark sections are part of the wave.

• The light part is the crest and the dark part is the trough.

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