25 DOL

What is a transverse wave?

• A wave where particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave propagation

• A wave where particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation

• A wave that does not require a medium to travel

• A wave that travels in a circular motion

What is a longitudinal wave?

• A wave where particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation

• A wave where particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave propagation

• A wave that travels in a vacuum

• A wave that travels in a circular motion

Which of the following is a characteristic of mechanical waves?

• They can travel through a vacuum

• They require a medium to travel

• They do not have a wavelength

• They do not have an amplitude

What is the crest of a wave?

• The lowest point of a wave

• The highest point of a wave

• The distance between two consecutive troughs

• The distance between two consecutive crests

What is the trough of a wave?

• The highest point of a wave

• The lowest point of a wave

• The distance between two consecutive crests

• The distance between two consecutive troughs

How is wavelength defined in a wave?

• The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs

• The height of the wave from the rest position

• The speed at which the wave travels

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle

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What is amplitude in a wave?

• The distance between two consecutive crests

• The height of the wave from the rest position

• The speed at which the wave travels

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle

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How is wave speed calculated?

• Wave speed = Wavelength × Frequency

• Wave speed = Amplitude × Frequency

• Wave speed = Wavelength / Amplitude

• Wave speed = Frequency / Wavelength

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What effect does the medium have on wave speed?

• The medium does not affect wave speed

• The medium can change the wave speed

• The medium only affects the amplitude

• The medium only affects the wavelength

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Which of the following is true about the relationship between amplitude and wavelength?

• Amplitude and wavelength are directly proportional

• Amplitude and wavelength are inversely proportional

• Amplitude and wavelength are independent of each other

• Amplitude is always greater than wavelength