Wave Properties Quiz

What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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Which type of wave can travel through empty space and through matter?

• Mechanical wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Transverse wave

What is the ability to cause change known as?

• Energy

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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What is the material in which a mechanical wave travels called?

• Medium

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

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What is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart?

• Compression

• Crest

• Rarefaction

• Trough

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another called?

• Wave

• Medium

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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What is the maximum distance particles in a medium move from their rest position as waves pass through the medium?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Crest

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What is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Medium

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Where is the crest of the wave?

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Where is the Line for rest position?

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