Waves, Wavelength, Frequency, Speed, Amplitude

The length of one complete wave cycle is...

• frequency

• wave speed

• amplitude

• wavelength

The bigger the amplitude, the ________ energy carried by the wave.

• more

• less

High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying

• long

• the same

• short

The amplitude measures from

• Crest to Crest

• Crest to Baseline

• Trough to Baseline

• Crest to Trough

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is the amplitude of the wave?

• 3 cm

• 6 cm

• 16 cm

• 8 cm

What is the wavelength of the wave?

• 3 cm

• 8 cm

• 16 cm

• 24 cm

How many waves are in this image?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the frequency (NOTE: This represents 4 seconds)

• 2 Hz

• 0.5 Hz

• 4 Hz

• 8Hz