Properties Of Waves Question Preview (ID: 37208)


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What is always required to make a wave?
a) crest
b) energy
c) trough
d) wavelength

What is the rule about waves?
a) The particles move, but the wave does not!
b) The wave moves, but the particle does not!
c) The amplitude moves, but the crest does not!
d) The amplitude moves, but the trough does not.

What does frequency determine in electromagnetic waves?
a) brightness
b) the type of wave (radio, light, microwave, etc.)
c) crest
d) trough

What does frequency determine in sound?
a) volume (loudness)
b) wavelength
c) tempo
d) pitch

What does amplitude determine in light?
a) color
b) brightness
c) frequency
d) the type of wave

What does amplitude determine in sound?
a) pitch
b) volume (loudness)
c) tempo
d) frequency

The distance between two like parts of a wave is called a(n)
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) crest
d) trough

The height of the wave is called a(n)
a) crest
b) trough
c) amplitude
d) wavelength

The material that the wave moves through is called a(n)
a) wavelength
b) amplitude
c) frequency
d) medium

A wave where the particles moves parallel to the medium is a(n)
a) transform wave
b) transverse wave
c) latitudinal wave
d) longitudinal wave

A wave where the particle moves perpendicular to the medium is a(n)
a) transform wave
b) transverse wave
c) latitudinal wave
d) longitudinal wave

A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion is called a(n)
a) amplitude
b) vibration
c) wave
d) wavelength

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a(n)
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) wave
d) vibration

The top of a wave is called the
a) amplitude
b) crest
c) trough
d) wavelength

The bottom of the wave is called the
a) amplitude
b) crest
c) trough
d) wavelength

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