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Intro to Wave Properties

Quiz by Alan Cummings

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    Which answer best describes waves
    A disturbance in space that transfers energy but not matter
    A disturbance in space that transfers energy and matter
    A disturbance in space that transfers matter but not energy
    A disturbance in space that transfers neither energy nor matter
    30s
  • Q2
    The maximum distance between the equilibrium line of a wave and the peak of a wave is the
    Wave Speed
    Wavelength
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    30s
  • Q3
    What best describes the frequency of a wave?
    The distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave
    The number of oscillations per second
    The wave speed divided by the wavelength
    The amount of time for one oscillation
    30s
  • Q4
    A longitudinal wave
    Displaces energy perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces matter parallel to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces energy parallel to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces matter perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion
    30s
  • Q5
    A transverse wave
    Displaces energy parallel to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces energy perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces matter perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion
    Displaces matter parallel to the direction of the wave's motion
    30s
  • Q6
    The speed of a wave depends only on
    The frequency and wavelength of the wave
    The medium the wave is traveling through
    The wavelength of the wave
    The frequency of the wave
    30s
  • Q7
    If a wave enters a new medium, what variable(s) will change?
    Frequency and Wave Speed
    Wavelength only
    Wave speed only
    Wave speed and Wavelength
    30s
  • Q8
    A wave with a frequency of 250Hz and a wave speed of 20m/s enters a new medium and its speed decreases to 10m/s. What is the wave's frequency in this medium?
    500Hz
    250 Hz
    125Hz
    63Hz
    30s
  • Q9
    Wavelength and frequency are
    Proportional squared
    Inversely squared
    Inversely proportional
    Directly proportional
    30s
  • Q10
    The frequency of a wave is 120Hz and the wavelength is 60cm. What is the new wavelength of the wave is the frequency is increased to 240Hz?
    15cm
    30cm
    120cm
    240cm
    30s
  • Q11
    What determines the frequency of a wave?
    The speed of the oscillator that created it
    The wavelength of the oscillator that created it
    The medium that the wave travels through
    The frequency of the oscillator that created it
    30s
  • Q12
    30s

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