Quiz about Wavelength and Amplitude

Question 1

A sound wave is a ________________________ in the air.

Accepted Answer

Vibration

Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Energy

Question 2

When deep in the ocean, the _________________ of waves causes objects to move up and down in deep water, rather than moving toward the shoreline.

Accepted Answer

Motion

Answer

Direction

Answer

Speed

Answer

Height

Question 3

Waves transfer __________________ from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Energy

Answer

Matter

Answer

Sound

Answer

Light

Question 4

The ___________ of a sound wave determines the pitch of the sound.

Accepted Answer

Frequency

Answer

Motion

Answer

Energy

Answer

Vibration

Question 5

Which location represents the wavelength?

Accepted Answer

j

Answer

f

Answer

g

Answer

h

Question 6

Which location represents the amplitude?

Accepted Answer

g

Answer

f

Answer

h

Answer

j

Question 7

Which location represents the peak?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

g

Answer

h

Answer

j

Question 8

How are waves and motion alike?

Accepted Answer

They both require energy to occur

Answer

They both occur in repeating patterns

Question 9

How are waves and motion different?

Accepted Answer

Waves occur in repeating patterns and motion does not

Answer

Motion requires energy and waves do not.

Question 10

Chloe and Jorgia hold two ends of a rope. Chloe moves her end of the rope up and down to create waves. How could Chloe increase the wavelength of her waves?

Accepted Answer

Move the rope slower

Answer

Move the rope faster

Answer

Move the her arm further up and down

Answer

Move her arm less up and down

Question 11

When comparing waves, the wave with the smallest wavelength will have the _________

Accepted Answer

least space between crests

Answer

shortest height

Answer

slowest speed

Answer

shortest distance traveled

Question 12

Jordan used a fan to blow air towards a pan of water to make waves. As she changed the settings on the fan from high to medium to low, the height of the waves stayed the same, but the distance between each wave increased. Which measurement was affected by changing the fan settings?

Accepted Answer

The wavelength increased

Answer

The amplitude increased

Answer

The amplitude decreased

Answer

The wavelength decreased

Wavelength and Amplitude

21 questions

A sound wave is a ________________________ in the air.

When deep in the ocean, the _________________ of waves causes objects to move up and down in deep water, rather than moving toward the shoreline.

Waves transfer __________________ from one place to another.

The ___________ of a sound wave determines the pitch of the sound.

Height of a wave

distance from one crest to the next on a wave

disturbance that transfers energy

Change in an object's position

Which location represents the wavelength?

Which location represents the amplitude?

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