Wave Properties Quiz

Consider the diagram. Which of the labeled points is a trough?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A vibrating object makes 25 complete back and forth vibrations in 4 seconds. What is the frequency of the vibration? Select the correct value from the first column and units from the second column.

• 0.16 Hz

• 6.25 Hz

• 29 Hz

• 100 Hz

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Which of the diagrams shown represents a wave that has low amplitude and short wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A pebble impacts water in a pond and creates waves that vibrate the water particles vertically while transferring energy horizontally along the water’s surface. What type of wave does the pebble produce?

• Longitudinal

• Sound

• Standing

• Transverse

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If the distance from point A to point B in the diagram below is 90 cm, then the wavelength is ___.

• 20 cm

• 40 cm

• 60 cm

• 90 cm

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What is the frequency of a wave that has a speed of 0.04 m/s and a wavelength of 0.02 meter?

• 10 Hz

• 2 Hz

• 0.008 Hz

• 0.5 Hz

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Which type of wave cannot travel through space?

• Light

• Sound

• both

• neither

In a longitudinal wave, which area has the greatest amount of energy?

• the refraction

• the reflection

• the compression

• the contraction

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If you stand 0.75 meter in front of a mirror, how far away will you see yourself in the mirror?

• 0.375 m

• 0.75 m

• 0 m

• 1.5 m

A certain sound with a uniform pitch has a 2.0-meter wavelength. The center of a compression and the center of an adjacent rarefaction would be separated by a distance of ___ meter(s).

• 1.0

• 2.0

• 4.0

• 8.0

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