Waves in Physics

Definition: Crest

• The highest point of a transverse wave

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• The center of a transverse wave

• The distance between two points on a wave

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Definition: Trough

• The center of a wave

• The resting position of a wave

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• The highest point of a transverse wave

What is the frequency of a wave?

• # of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time

• The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• Resting point of a wave - no wave movement

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What is the amplitude of a wave?

• Where there is no wave movement

• The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

• A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

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What is a medium?

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• The size of a wave

• The middle of a wave

• Matter through which a wave travels

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What type of matter can waves travel through?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• All of the Above

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The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

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When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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