IGCSE Physics Properties of Waves

What is wavelength a measure of?

• height of a wave
• speed of a wave
• temperature of a wave
• distance between two points on a wave

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What is the amplitude of a wave related to?

• velocity
• speed
• mass
• height

In the wave equation (λ) represents what?

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• wave speed

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If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled, what happens to is wavelength?

• the wavelength doubles
• the wavelength is halved
• the wavelength is stopped
• the wavelength remains the same

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What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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The units of frequency are...

• metres

• seconds

• Hertz

• degrees

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Sound is an example of a transverse wave

• True

• False

Which of the following statements describes the period of a wave?

• Number of waves per second

• Distance from crest to crest

• Distance from resting position to top of the wave

• Time taken to produce one wave