Waves Practice Test

What is a wave?

• a movement of matter
• a disturbance that carries energy
• the process of electrons being transferred
• large fluctuations in force

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What property of a wave is represented by letter A?

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Speed
• Frequency

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What property of a wave is represented by letter B?

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Speed
• Frequency

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What property of a wave is represented by letter C?

• Amplitude
• Speed
• Frequency
• crest

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What part of a wave is represented by letter D?

• Crest
• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Trough

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What part of a wave is represented by letter E?

• Crest
• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Trough

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Which of the following can act as media for a wave?

• Solids only
• Liquids only
• gases only
• Solids, liquids and gases

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When the frequency of a wave decreases,

• the wavelength increases.
• the wavelength decreases.
• the wavelength increases and then decreases.
• the wavelength remains the same.

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True or False? Sound waves are able to travel through gases the fastest.

• True
• False

True or False? Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space and do not require a medium through which to travel.

• True
• False