Measuring Properties Of Waves Review Question Preview (ID: 34860)


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What measures the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a) wvae
b) frequency
c) speed
d) amplitude

The length of the wave. Distance from crest to crest, trough to trough.
a) amplitude
b) crest
c) wavelength
d) frequency

The height of the wave. Measured from fixed point to the crest, or fixed point to the trough.
a) crest
b) amplitude
c) trough
d) wavelength

Lowest point of the wave.
a) crest
b) trough
c) frequency
d) amplitude

Position of the wave at rest.
a) fixed point
b) wave
c) medium
d) crest

Highest point of the wave.
a) crest
b) trough
c) amplitude
d) wavelength

What wave property can tell us how much energy the wave has?
a) amplitude
b) frequency
c) wavelength
d) hyperness

If a wave has a lower amplitude, it has less...
a) wavelength
b) energy
c) frequency
d) fixed point

If a wave has a higher frequency, it will have a shorter...
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) speed
d) pair of pants

What does a wave transfer?
a) energy
b) speed
c) amplitude
d) bananas

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