Waves, Wave Properties and Wave Interactions

How are waves classified?

• By their color

• By their speed

• By how they move

• By their size

What is another type of wave besides Transverse?

• Radial

• Longitudinal

• Diagonal

• Vertical

Which type of wave is typically associated with light?

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Transverse

• Radial

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What does greater amplitude in a wave result in?

• A) Less compression and less energy

• B) Lower pressure and less energy

• C) Greater compression, higher pressure, and more energy

• D) Less amplitude and lower pressure

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What is the definition of wavelength?

• The height of a wave from crest to trough

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The speed at which a wave travels

• The time it takes for one wave to pass a point

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What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Crest

• Compression

• Rarefaction

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What does the amplitude of a wave measure?

• The distance between two crests

• The height of the wave from the rest position

• The speed of the wave

• The time it takes for one wave to pass a point

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What does the term 'velocity' refer to in wave terms?

• The height of the wave

• How far the wave travels in one unit of time

• The number of waves passing a point

• The energy of the wave

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What is the formula for calculating wave velocity?

• velocity = mass x acceleration

• velocity = distance / time

• velocity = wavelength x frequency

• velocity = force / area

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Which scientist's work is associated with the unit of frequency?

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Heinrich Hertz

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Edison

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