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Characteristics Of Waves
Test Description: Basic information about waves.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This is a disturbance that travels through matter or space, carrying energy without carrying matter.
A
crest
B
trough
C
wavelength
D
wave
2) This is the matter that waves travel through.
A
matter
B
wavelength
C
stuff
D
medium
3) The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves is the ____________.
A
wavelength
B
crest
C
amplitude
D
trough
4) The distance the particles of a medium move from their resting position is the ___________.
A
frequency
B
amplitude
C
wave speed
D
wavelength
5) This is the number of waves that pass a fixed point has in a given amount of time .
A
frequency
B
wave speed
C
wavelength
D
amplitude
6) This is the distance a wave travels in a given amount of time.
A
amplitude
B
wave speed
C
frequency
D
wavelength
7) The SI unit of wave frequency is _____________.
A
Hertz
B
seconds
C
meter
D
meters/second
8) What do you call the highest part of the wave?
A
wavelength
B
trough
C
amplitude
D
crest
9) What do you call the lowest part of the wave ?
A
amplitude
B
trough
C
crest
D
wavelength
10) The formula for figuring the speed of a wave is...
A
Wavelength/ Wave Frequency
B
Wavelength x Wave Frequency
C
Wavelength X Amplitude
D
Wavelength/ Amplitude
11) What is the wave speed for a wave that has a wavelength of 4 and a frequency of 3?
A
12 m/s
B
1.14 m/s
C
12 m/s
D
7.4 m/s
12) What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 2.5 and a frequency of 6?
A
8.5 m/s
B
18 m/s
C
12 m/s
D
15 m/s
13) A wave carries _______________.
A
matter
B
water
C
wind
D
energy
14) As wavelength increases, frequency _______________.
A
increases
B
stays the same
C
decreases
15) As frequency increases, the energy of the wave __________.
A
decreases
B
increases
C
stays the same
16) As the wavelength increases, the wave speed __________.
A
stays the same
B
decreases
C
increases
17) The speed of a wave depends on __________________.
A
the size of the wave
B
what type of wave it is
C
the medium the wave travels through
D
how much energy it has
18) A wave travels faster through solids because...
A
the sustance is less dense
B
the particles are closer together
C
the particles move faster
D
it feels like it
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