Gregg ACPS Waves Test

The diagram below shows two waves. Which statement best compares the waves?

• Wave 1 has a greater amplitude than Wave 2.
• Wave 1 has taller crests than Wave 2.
• Wave 2 has a higher frequency than Wave 1.
• Wave 2 has a greater wavelength than Wave 1.

The higher the density of a medium, the __________ the speed of sound is.

• faster
• louder
• slower
• quieter

Using the picture, what is the difference between a microwave and an ultraviolet wave?

A sound wave can be transmitted through all of the following except

• a gas
• a liquid
• a solid
• a vacuum

Which of the following is not a measurable property of waves?

• rest position
• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency

Which is the lowest point of a transverse wave?

• amplitude
• crest
• period
• trough

A string is tied on a spring. Two students then stretch out the spring, as shown below. In which of the following ways does the string move when the students generate a longitudinal wave in the spring?

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The diagram below shows a wave with four numbered parts.Which numbered part of the diagram represents the wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following is a main factor that affects the speed of a wave?

• the pitch of sound
• the loudness of sound
• the amplitude of the wave
• the properties of the medium

What is determined by the frequency of a sound wave, and it is the highness or lowness of a sound?

• wavelength
• pitch
• volume
• amplitude