Wave Properties Quiz

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

What type of wave requires a medium through which to travel?

• Electromagnetic wave

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Radio wave

Which of the following is a characteristic property of waves?

• Mass

• Length

• Frequency

• Weight

How do you calculate the speed of a wave?

• Speed = Frequency + Wavelength

• Speed = Wavelength / Frequency

• Speed = Frequency - Wavelength

What does the amplitude of a wave measure?

• The speed of the wave

• The height of the wave

• The distance between waves

• The length of the wave

Which type of wave can travel through the vacuum of space?

• Sound wave

• Seismic wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Mechanical wave

What is the frequency of a wave?

• The speed at which the wave travels

• The height of the wave

• The number of waves that pass a point in a given time period

• The distance between two consecutive waves

Which of the following mediums would sound travel fastest through?

• Air

• Water

• Steel

• Vacuum

What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength