AP Physics Waves

The distance traveled by a wave in one period is called?

• Frequency

• Period

• Speed of wave

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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The frequency of a wave is doubled when the wavelength remains the same. What happens to the speed of the wave?

• It doubles

• It quadruples

• Remains unchanged

• It is cut to one-half

• It is cut to one-fourth

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Which of the following statements is true about transverse waves?

• They always have the same frequencies

• They always have the same velocities

• They always have the same wavelengths

• They always travel through a dense medium

• The particles vibrate in perpendicular direction with respect to the wave motion

Which of the following statements is true about longitudinal waves?

• They always have the same frequencies

• They always have the same velocities

• They always have the same wavelengths

• They always travel through a dense medium

• The particles vibrate along the same direction as the wave motion

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Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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The number of waves that pass by a given point per second is known as a wave's _________

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Peak

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_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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Label the diagram. ​ Drag each term to the correct part of the wave. ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• wavelength

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The maximum displacement in the positive direction, or highest point, on a transverse wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast 

For waves moving at a constant speed, if wavelength is doubled, then frequency is

• doubled.

• halved.

• unchanged.

• quadrupled.

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