Wave Properties Quiz

Which letter points to the wave crests in Wave 1?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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Which letter points to the wave troughs in Wave 1?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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What is being measured by label C in the diagram?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Energy

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Which wave carries more energy, Wave 1 or Wave 2?

• Wave 1

• Wave 2

• Both carry the same amount of energy

• Cannot be determined from the diagram

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How does a wave's frequency change as its wavelength decreases?

• Frequency increases

• Frequency decreases

• Frequency remains constant

• Frequency becomes zero

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In which direction do the particles of the medium move when a transverse wave moves horizontally?

• Horizontally

• Vertically

• In a circular motion

• The particles do not move

Define wave.

• A repeating movement or disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• A static form of energy

• A type of particle in quantum mechanics

• A mathematical concept without physical representation

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Sound waves carry ______ from place to place.

• energy

• particles

• energy and particles

• vibrations

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As the wavelength of a sound wave decreases, the frequency of the sound wave ______.

• decreases.

• increases.

• stays the same.

• is unpredictable.

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Echolocation and sonar are similar because they use ______ sound waves.

• absorbed

• reflected

• reverberated

• transmitted

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