Amplitude and Energy of Waves

What travels through a wave?

• mass

• energy

• mass and energy

• neither mass nor energy

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The two waves have different...

• amplitudes

• speeds

• wavelengths

• frequencies

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Amplitude is the distance between

• the crest and the trough

• each wave

• the middle point of a wave and the clouds

• the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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Which wave has the lowest frequency?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is the measure of the energy a waves carry; distance from crest to trough to the resting position?

• amplitude

• freuquency

• diffraction

• wave

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What are regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space without carrying matter; can have different frequencies, amplitudes, and speeds?

• waves

• amplitude

• frequency

• diffraction

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What is the relationship between the amplitude of a wave and the energy it carries?

• Energy is directly proportional to the square of the amplitude

• Energy is inversely proportional to the amplitude

• Energy is directly proportional to the amplitude

• Energy is independent of the amplitude

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If the amplitude of a wave is doubled, what happens to the energy it carries?

• The energy is doubled

• The energy remains the same

• The energy is quadrupled

• The energy is halved

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Which of the following best describes amplitude in the context of wave motion?

• The number of waves passing a point in one second

• The maximum displacement from the rest position

• The distance between two consecutive crests

• The time taken for one complete wave cycle

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