Waves and Radiation Revision

What are the two types of waves?

• Longitudinal and Transverse

• Sound and Light

• Mechanical and Electromagnetic

• Crest and Trough

In transverse waves, how do the particles oscillate?

• At right angles to the motion of the wave

• In the same direction as the motion of the wave

• In a circular motion

• They do not oscillate

In longitudinal waves, how do the particles oscillate?

• At right angles to the motion of the wave

• In the same direction as the motion of the wave

• In a circular motion

• They do not oscillate

Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?

• Sound

• Light

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• Sound

• Light

• Water

• Mexican

What is the term used to describe the highest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Peak

What is the distance between two successive peaks or troughs of a wave called?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Peak

What is the term used to describe the lowest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Peak

What is the term used to describe the height of a wave from its rest position to the peak?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Peak

What does the frequency of a wave represent?

• The speed of the wave

• The number of waves produced per second

• The amplitude of the wave

• The wavelength