Physics Unit 8: Characteristics of Waves Vocab Test

What is the distance from the equilibrium line of a wave to the point of maximum vertical displacement (crest or trough)?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

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What type of wave is propagated at the speed of light due to oscillations in electrical charge and current?

• Sound wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Surface wave

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What is the number of complete cycles or oscillations per second?

• Period

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wave speed

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What type of wave oscillates parallel to the direction of propagation?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Surface wave

• Electromagnetic wave

What is matter with consistent composition that can propagate a wave?

• Medium

• Wave

• Pendulum

• Compression

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What is motion where the restoring force is directly proportional to displacement from equilibrium?

• Simple harmonic motion

• Wave propagation

• Oscillation

• Period

What type of wave oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Electromagnetic wave

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What is a disturbance or variation that travels through a medium?

• Pulse

• Wave

• Cycle

• Amplitude

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What describes the brief deviation of particles from rest as a wave transfers energy?

• Wavelength

• Wave energy propagation

• Rarefaction

• Velocity

What is the linear distance between identical points on successive waves?

• Wavelength

• Period

• Crest

• Amplitude

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