Vibrations and Waves

Destructive interference happens when two waves

• change their speed and bend

• meet and make a wave with a smaller amplitude

• meet and make a wave with a bigger amplitude

• go around a barrier

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Constructive interference happens when two waves

• change their speed and bend

• meet and make a wave with a smaller amplitude

• meet and make a wave with a bigger amplitude

• go around a barrier

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Waves caused by earthquakes are known as

• frequency waves

• standing waves

• seismic waves

• electromagnetic waves

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Stringed musical instruments use _____ waves to play music.

• transverse

• longitudinal

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What type of wave is this?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• standing

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What is the amplitude of the waves in the picture?

• 12

• 6

• 3

• 18

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Which wave has the highest frequency?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of these is the definition of frequency?

• The number of waves to pass a certain point in one second

• The height of maximum disturbance from the zero point

• The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

• The time taken for one wave to pass

What is the wavelength of the waves in the picture?

• 12

• 6

• 3

• 18

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Which sound would be the quietest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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