GCSE Combined Science: Wave Properties [F]

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Crest

What is the distance between two crests or troughs called?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

What is the distance from the centre of a wave to the crest called?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

What sentence best describes the frequency of wave?

• The number of waves that pass a point each second.

• The distance between a crest and trough.

• The number of vibrations a wave makes.

A transverse wave is where the direction of a wave is at right angles to the vibration of a wave.

• True

• False

Convert 3000 Hz to kiloHertz (kHz)

• 3 kHz

• 0.3 kHz

• 300 kHz

Convert 2.3 kHz to Hertz (Hz).

• 2300 Hz

• 23000 Hz

• 230 Hz

400 waves pass a point in 2 seconds. Calculate the frequency of the wave.

• 200 Hz

• 402 Hz

• 800 Hz

A wave has a frequency of 300 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5 m. Calculate the speed of the wave.

• 150 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 600 m/s