Waves: Properties, Types, & Behavior 2025

The bottom part of the wave is called trough.

• True

• False

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The amplitude measures from

• Crest to Crest

• From the center (x-axis) of wave to a crest or trough of a wave.

• Crest to Wavelength

• Crest to Trough

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The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Crest

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_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

• Wavelength

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Which wave has the greatest wavelength?

• Red Wave

• Orange Wave

• Green Wave

• Purple Wave

Which wave has the lowest wavelength?

• Red

• Violet

• Orange

• Green

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Can you make a sound in space?

• No

• Yes

• Only if you yell really loud

• Maybe

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Which wave DOES NOT need a medium to travel?

• electromagnetic wave (light wave)

• ocean wave

• sound wave

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

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