Wave Properties Quiz

What is a wave?

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium or space without permanently moving the medium itself.

• A static form of energy that remains in place.

• A solid object that moves through space.

• A type of sound that travels in a straight line.

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Wavelength

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• The distance between two successive crests or troughs.

• Wavelength

• The top of a wave.

• Frequency

• The maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

• Crest

• The number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time.

• Amplitude

What is the maximum displacement of the wave from its equilibrium position called?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Trough

What is frequency?

• The speed of a wave

• The number of complete wave cycles that pass a point in a given amount of time

• The height of a wave

• The distance between two waves

In what units is frequency measured?

• Meters

• Seconds

• Hertz (Hz)

• Amperes

What is one similarity between sound and light?

• Both require a medium to travel

• Both are electromagnetic waves

• Both transfer energy

• Both travel at the same speed

What is one difference between sound and light?

• Sound is an electromagnetic wave, light is not

• Light requires a medium to travel, sound does not

• Light travels much faster than sound

• Sound travels faster than light

What happens to the pitch of a siren as an ambulance drives towards you?

• Lower pitch

• No change in pitch

• Higher pitch

• Stops completely