General wave properties

What is a transverse wave?

• A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate vertically.

• A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles do not oscillate.

• A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate parallel to the direction of energy travels.

• A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate perpendicular to the direction of energy travels.

What is a longitudinal wave?

• A longitudinal wave is a wave that does not propagate but only oscillates in place.

• A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate in a circular motion in space.

• A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate in the same direction as the energy travels.

• A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles oscillate perpendicular to the direction of energy travels.

What is the crest of a wave?

• A wave without a crest.

• The highest point of a wave.

• The middle part of a wave.

• The lowest point of a wave.

What is the term for the trough of a wave?

• Wave frequency

• Wave amplitude

• the lowest point on the wave

• the highest point on the wave

What is compression in waves?

• the feature of longitudinal waves where particles are furthest together.

• the feature of longitudinal waves where particles are closest together.

• Compression in waves is the change in wave frequency.

• Compression in waves is the phenomenon of wave amplitude increase.

What is the frequency of a wave?

• The frequency of a wave is the energy that the wave carries.

• The frequency of a wave is the speed at which the wave travels through the air.

• The frequency of a wave is the distance between two wave peaks.

• The frequency of a wave is the number of completed oscillations (cycles) of the wave in one second.

What is the time period ?

• the time taken to be able to measure wave speed.

• time for completing one full cycle/oscillation.

• Cycle time is the time interval between two different events.

• Cycle time is the minimum time required to measure wave amplitude.

What is the wavelength?

• The wavelength is the shortest distance between two consecutive points (two similar points) in a wave.

• The wavelength is the frequency of the wave.

• The wavelength is the speed of wave propagation.

• The wavelength is the amplitude of the wave.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

• The amplitude of a wave is the speed at which the wave propagates.

• The amplitude of a wave is the length of the wave in space.

• The amplitude of a wave is the distance between the crest (or a trough) and the equilibrium line.

• The amplitude of a wave is the number of times the wave repeats in one second.

Is sound wave a transverse wave?

• Yes, sound waves are transverse waves.

• No, sound waves are longitudinal waves.