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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is transferred from place to place by waves?
matter
energy
particles
light
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the arrow in the picture represent?
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
trough
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the arrow in the picture represent?
wavelength
echolocation
amplitude
peak
- 4. Multiple Choice
If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:
increases
decreases
stays the same
- 5. Multiple Choice
The highest point of a wave is called what?
trough
wavelength
peak
amplitude
- 6. Multiple Choice
Waves that require a medium to travel are:
mechanical waves
transverse waves
electromagnetic waves
light waves
- 7. Multiple Choice
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
it makes the sound louder
it makes the sound travel faster
it makes the sound softer
it changes the pitch or note of the sound
- 8. Multiple Choice
What kind of wave is pictured below?
compressional wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
mechanical wave
- 9. Multiple Choice
What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?
solids
empty space
liquids
gases
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which wave is pictured?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Electromagnetic
Light
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
1
2
3
4
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?
1
2
3
4
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can a mechanical wave travel through (select all that apply)?
solid
liquid
gas
empty space
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
mediums
resting position
wavelength
origin
- 15. Multiple Choice
If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?
increases
decreases
stays the same
- 16. Multiple Choice
What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
Peak
- 17. Multiple Choice
This sound has high pitch, which means it has a(n):
Higher frequency
Lower frequency
Higher amplitude
Lower amplitude
- 18. Multiple Choice
How are the frequency of a wave and the period related?
They both equal the wavelength.
They are both the inverse of the wavelength.
They are the inverse of each other
They are both related to the amplitude.
- 19. Multiple Choice
One hertz is equal to:
1 cycle or wave per second
the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough
the distance from one rarefaction to the next rarefaction.
the maximum displacement of the wave
- 20. Multiple Choice
Longitudinal waves move __________ to the energy of the wave (select all that apply).
Parallel
Perpendicular
At a 90 degree angle
In the same direction
- 21. Multiple Choice
Transverse waves move __________ to the energy in the wave (select all that apply).
Parallel
Perpendicular
At 90 degree angle
In the same direction
- 22. Multiple Choice
The area of a longitudinal wave where particles are pushed close together are called:
rarefactions
compressions
amplitude
wavelength
- 23. Multiple Choice
The areas of a longitudinal waves where particles are spread far apart from each other are called:
rarefactions
compressions
amplitude
wavelength
- 24. Multiple Choice
Sound waves can travel through a vacuum because they don't require particles.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which letter(s) represent the rest position of the wave (select all that apply)?
A & C
B & F
E & G
D
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