Waves Test

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

• True
• False

For a wave, the ________ the amplitude, the ________ energy the wave carries.

• larger, more
• smaller, more
• larger, less
• smaller, same

As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength increases.

• True
• False

Transverse waves move particles back and forth along the same direction in which the wave travels.

• True
• False

To produce sound, an object must be __________.

• moving
• heated
• in a gas
• vibrating

Number 1 on the wave below, represents the _______________.

• Wavelength
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Trough

Number 2 on the wave below, represents the _______________.

• Wavelength
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Trough

Number 3 on the wave below, represents the _______________.

• Wavelength
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Trough

Number 4 on the wave below, represents the _______________.

• Wavelength
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Trough

Reflection occurs when a wave moves through matter.

• true
• false