Waves Mastery Quiz

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What is the distance between one crest of a wave to the next called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the amplitude of a wave a measure of?

• The distance between crests

• The energy of the wave

• The speed of the wave

• The frequency of the wave

What part of the wave is the lowest point below the rest position?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

In which type of wave do the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of wave propagation?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Surface wave

If the amplitude of a wave increases, what else increases?

• The frequency

• The speed

• The energy

• The wavelength

What happens to the speed of sound when it travels from air into water?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It remains the same.

• It first decreases, then increases.

What part of the wave is represented by 1

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Crest

What part of the wave is represented by 4?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

What part of the wave is represented by B?

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Amplitude