Physics Quiz: Gain and Frequency Response

What is the measure of the height of a wave from the midline to the peak or trough called?

• Width

• Amplitude

• Depth

• Length

What term is used to describe the amount by which a signal is amplified or attenuated at a specific frequency?

• amplitude

• loss

• wavelength

• gain

What is the term used to describe the shift in the phase of a wave?

• frequency shift

• wave shift

• amplitude shift

• phase shift

In a wave, if the phase shift is 180 degrees, what does it indicate?

• Full-cycle shift

• Half-cycle shift

• No shift

• Quarter-cycle shift

What is the term used to describe the range of frequencies within a band?

• bandwidth

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency range

What is the term used to describe the frequency range between the upper and lower cut-off frequencies?

• bandwidth

• resonance

• amplitude

• wavelength

What term is used to describe the phenomenon when a system's output amplitude becomes large when the input frequency matches the system's natural frequency?

• resonance

• oscillation

• attenuation

• amplification

What is the frequency at which the gain of the system falls to 70.7% of the maximum gain called?

• Peak frequency

• Cutoff frequency

• Critical frequency

• Resonant frequency