Exploring Waves and Their Properties

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

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Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• Electromagnetic wave

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Radio wave

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Identify the wave property that describes the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Speed

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

• Sound wave

• Water wave

• Seismic P-wave

• Longitudinal wave

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What happens to the frequency of a wave if the wavelength increases while the speed remains constant?

• Frequency increases

• Frequency decreases

• Frequency remains the same

• Frequency doubles

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

• Radio waves

• Microwaves

• X-rays

• Gamma rays

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How does the speed of light change when it moves from air into water?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

• Doubles

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Which wave behavior involves a wave bending around an obstacle?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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What is the primary difference between sound waves and light waves?

• Sound waves are electromagnetic, light waves are mechanical

• Sound waves are mechanical, light waves are electromagnetic

• Both are electromagnetic

• Both are mechanical

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Which of the following is true about the speed of sound in different media?

• It is fastest in gases

• It is fastest in liquids

• It is fastest in solids

• It is the same in all media

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