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What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
A
B & D
D
C & G
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
matter
space
energy
water
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
A
B & D
B & F
F
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
1
2
3
4
A transverse wave moves to the right (→) through a medium. Which diagram best represents the motion of the molecules of the medium due to the wave motion?
As the wave travels, what is transferred between points A and B
mass, only
energy, only
both mass and energy
neither mass or energy
For a given frequency of a longitudinal wave, which characteristic is directly related to the energy of the wave?
amplitude
speed of a wave
frequency
wavelength
This wave phenomenon is called
refraction
reflection
diffraction
polarization
The type of wave represented on the Slinky is a
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
straight wave
ocean wave
the accompanying diagram which represents a sound wave and its corresponding pattern on an oscilloscope screen.
What is the wavelength of the sound wave?
2m
10m
4m
1m
The diagram above represents impulses traveling toward point B in a spring, AB.Which diagram best represents the motion of point C as the pulses pass along the spring?
The interval representing one wavelength is
AB
AC
DE
AE
3105)The diagrams below represent an undisturbed medium and a medium through which a disturbance is moving. Which is represented by area C?
amplitude
compression
rarefaction
reflection
What is the amplitude of the wave represented in the diagram?
1m
2m
10m
6m
What is the wavelength of this wave?
1m
2m
3m
6m
What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called?
frequency
amplitude
wave length
trough
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