Wave Characteristics

What is a wave?

• It stands for Wagging Augmented Verification Energy - all dogs are equipped with one.

• A type of musical genre.

• A disturbance that carries energy through matter or space.

• A 2017 movie starring Will Smith.

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The material that a wave travels through is called the ______.

• Ocean

• Substrate

• Large

• Medium

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A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the motion is __________ to the particle motion.

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

The greatest distance that particles are displaced from their normal resting positions is called the __________ of the wave - think the height!

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Apex

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A transverse wave is a wave in which the wave motion is __________ to the particle motion.

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

This is the number of waves that pass a point every second:

• Wavelength

• Amount

• Frequency

• Totality

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The distance (in meters) between any two successive identical parts of the wave is the:

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Wave Distance

• Waveiosity

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This is the unit we use to measure Frequency:

• Heinz

• Hertz

• Hernia

• Hearts

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What is an example of a wave?

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Which of these can be measured as we examine the characteristics of a wave?

• Velocity

• Position

• Acceleration

• Temperature

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