Question 1

What type of waves must have matter to travel?

Accepted Answer

sound waves

Answer

transverse waves

Answer

ocean waves

Answer

visible light

Question 2

Which wave type involves matter moving in a circular motion?

Accepted Answer

surface waves

Answer

transverse waves

Answer

longitudinal waves

Answer

sound waves

Question 3

In which medium does sound travel fastest?

Accepted Answer

steel

Answer

vacuum

Answer

water

Answer

air

Question 4

What is the formula to calculate wave speed?

Accepted Answer

wave speed = wavelength X frequency

Answer

wave speed = wavelength + frequency

Answer

wave speed = wavelength - frequency

Answer

wave speed = frequency / wavelength

Question 5

What is the wavelength when the wave speed is 350 m/s and the frequency is 700 Hz?

Accepted Answer

0.5 m

Answer

2 m

Answer

1.5 m

Answer

1 m

Question 6

What unit is used to measure frequency?

Accepted Answer

Hertz (Hz)

Answer

amplitude (A)

Answer

seconds (s)

Answer

meters (m)

Question 7

What do we call the highest point of a wave?

Accepted Answer

crest

Answer

wavelength

Answer

amplitude

Answer

trough

Question 8

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Answer

speed

Answer

amplitude

Answer

frequency

Question 9

What is the term used to describe the maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position?

Accepted Answer

amplitude

Answer

crest

Answer

wavelength

Answer

frequency

Question 10

How fast does sound travel in water compared to air?

Accepted Answer

faster

Answer

slower

Answer

not specified

Answer

at the same speed

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