Waves Information and Signals

Which statement best compares these two waves?

(a)  

• Wave 2 has more energy because of amplitude
• Wave 2 has more energy because of frequency
• Wave 1 has a more energy because of frequency
• Wave 1 has more energy because of amplitude

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Match the type of wave with its corresponding picture.

a

b

Transverse Wave

Longitudinal Wave

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The material a wave moves through is called the

(a)  

• Doppler affect

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Medium

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Which of the following waves would you expect to have the most energy?

(a)  

• Blue

• Yellow
• Red

• Green

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What do sound waves and light waves have in common?

(a)  

• They both need matter to travel

• They both travel through space

• They both carry energy
• They both cause compression of matter

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Changing the amplitude of a sound waves changes...

(a)  

• How fast the sound travels

• The pitch of the sound

• The tone of the sound

• How loud the sound is

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How is the energy of the wave affected if the amplitude of the wave increases from 2 meters to 4 meters?

(a)  

• It is quadrupled
• It is halved

• It remains the same

• It is doubled

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If you press down on a piano key, let's say middle C, it generates a sound wave. Now, imagine that you press it down much harder so that it still plays the same tone but much more loudly. How would pressing the key down harder change the sound wave produced?

(a)  

• frequency would increase
• energy would decrease
• amplitude and energy would increase
• wavelength and energy would increase

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Label the parts of the wave.

a

b

c

d

Crest

Amplitude

Trough

Wavelength

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Which of the following is a compressional (longitudinal wave)?

(a)  

• Ocean waves

• Sound waves
• Light waves

• Microwaves