QUIZ Waves & Properties of Light Vocabulary

Which term is defined as the height of a wave from rest to crest, or from rest to trough?

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

Which definition best matches frequency in wave terms?

• The ability to do work and transfer energy

• The number of times something repeats within a fixed period

• The distance between two corresponding points on a wave

• The return of waves from a surface

A disturbance that travels through space or matter, transferring energy from one place to another, is a:

• Pattern

• Wave

• Reflection

• Crest

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Which term describes the distance between two corresponding points on a wave?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Energy

Which statement correctly describes reflection?

• The return of waves from a surface

• A repeated arrangement that occurs over and over

• The height measured from rest to crest

• The transfer of energy through matter only

Which vocabulary word means information that explains or supports a claim?

• Energy

• Evidence

• Pattern

• Frequency

Which description best matches pattern in this context?

• A repeated arrangement occurring over and over

• The ability to do work

• The highest point of a wave

• The number of cycles per second

Reasoning scenario: A wave increases the number of cycles it completes each second while its height stays the same. Which property changed, and which stayed constant?

• Frequency changed; amplitude stayed constant

• Amplitude changed; frequency stayed constant

• Wavelength changed; crest stayed constant

• Reflection changed; trough stayed constant