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Wave properties

Quiz by Nathan R. Ditterline

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40 questions
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  • Q1
    Which property of a wave describes its height from the rest position?
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    Frequency
    Speed
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the distance between two consecutive peaks (or troughs) of a wave called?
    Wavelength
    Wave Speed
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the term for the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?
    Frequency
    Wave speed
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    30s
  • Q4
    Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
    Longitudinal wave
    Mechanical wave
    Transverse wave
    Electromagnetic wave
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of wave moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel?
    Mechanical wave
    Surface wave
    Transverse wave
    Longitudinal wave
    30s
  • Q6
    Which property of a wave determines its pitch when discussing sound waves?
    Speed
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    Frequency
    30s
  • Q7
    What term describes the number of waves that pass a given point in one second?
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    Wavelength
    Period
    30s
  • Q8
    What term describes the process by which waves bounce off a surface?
    Diffraction
    Absorption
    Reflection
    Refraction
    30s
  • Q9
    What happens to the speed of a wave when it moves from a less dense medium to a more dense medium?
    The wave stops
    The speed remains the same
    The speed increases
    The speed decreases
    30s
  • Q10
    What phenomenon occurs when a wave bends as it passes from one medium to another?
    Interference
    Refraction
    Diffraction
    Reflection
    30s
  • Q11
    What property of waves describes the distance between two consecutive crests?
    Speed
    Amplitude
    Wavelength
    Frequency
    30s
  • Q12
    Which property of a wave is defined as the maximum displacement from its rest position?
    Velocity
    Frequency
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the term for the number of wavelengths that pass a point in one second?
    Amplitude
    Wave speed
    Frequency
    Wavelength
    30s
  • Q14
    What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
    Electromagnetic wave
    Longitudinal wave
    Transverse wave
    Mechanical wave
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another?
    Interference
    Reflection
    Diffraction
    Refraction
    30s

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