Wave Properties Quiz

What type of wave can travel through empty space (vacuum)?

• Mechanical Wave (Sound wave)

• Water wave

• Elctromagnetic Wave (Light wave)

• Seismic wave

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

• Radio wave

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Gamma ray

What is required for mechanical waves to travel?

• A medium
• A vacuum

• Empty Space

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

What term describes the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Frequency

What measures the height of a wave from its rest position to the crest?

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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What does the wavelength of a wave describe?

• The speed of a wave

• The height of a wave

• The length of a wave

• The number of waves over a period of time

What is amplitude in the context of wave properties?

• The speed of wave propagation

• The height of a wave

• The length of a wave

• The number of waves over a period of time

Frequency of a wave refers to:

• The speed at which a wave travels

• The height of a wave

• The length of a wave

• The amount of wavelengths over a period of time