Parts of Waves and Wave Properties

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

• amplitude

• crest

• wavelength

• wave speed

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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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Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through:

• solids

• liquids

• gases

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Mechanical waves usually travels fastest as the temperature of the medium:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wavy

• transverse wave

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Which wave has the most energy?

• A

• B

What has changed in all these waves

• amplitude

• frequency

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Which wave has the greatest energy

• A

• B

• C

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From wave A to wave B to wave C what has decreased?

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

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