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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the wavelength of a wave?ABCD - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter represents the amplitude of the wave?ABCD
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?AB & DB & FF
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?AB & DDC & G
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe image above shows a student using a Slinky to create a wave. The slinky is stretched at one end and the resulting wave travels back and forth. This is an example of a...Superposition WaveRefracted WaveLongitudinal WaveTransverse Wave
- 6. Multiple ChoiceImagine one end of a rope is tied to a door handle. The other end is caused to vibrate vertically(up & down). The wave that travels along the rope is an example of a(n)...Electromagnetic WaveMicrowaveTransverse WaveLongitudinal Wave
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA mechanical wave cannot travel through...a vacuum(empty space).water.air.glass.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.The wavelength increases.The wavelength decreases.More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best explains the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?Only transverse waves vibrate.Only longitudinal waves can travel through a solid.Particles only travel in a circular pattern along a longitudinal wave.Particles only travel perpendicular to the direction the energy travels in a transverse wave.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?AmplitudeCrestFrequencyWavelength
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?AmplitudeCrestFrequencyWavelength
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich vocabulary term is used to identify point A on the diagram?AmplitudeCrestFrequencyTrough
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?1234
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?1234
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMany wave properties are dependent upon other wave properties. Yet, one wave property is independent of all other wave properties. Which one of the following properties of a wave is independent of all the others?WavelengthFrequencyPeriodVelocity
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