All About Waves

Fill in the blank: The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is known as the ____.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Speed

What is a transverse wave?

• A wave where the medium moves parallel to the wave direction.

• A wave where the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction.

• A wave that does not require a medium.

• A wave that travels in a vacuum.

In a transverse wave, what is the highest point called?

Fill in the blank: In a transverse wave, the distance between two consecutive crests is called the ________.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Speed

Amplitude is related to energy by which formula?

• E = CA

• E = CA^2

• E = C/A

• E = C^2A

What does wave speed depend on?

• Frequency

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Which of the following varies in solids, liquids, and gases?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Wave speed

• Amplitude

A large obstacle and small wavelength result in ______ diffraction.

• High

• Low

• Medium

• No