USP_Wave Properties and definition

What type of wave travels perpendicular to the direction of vibration of the particles?

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

What is the maximum displacement of a point from its rest position called?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Period

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are closest to one another?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

State the name of the time taken to produce one complete wave.

What is the number of complete waves produced in one second called?

• Wavelength

• Period

• Frequency

• Amplitude

What does a frequency of 2 Hz mean?

• There are 2 complete waves produced in one minute

• There are 2 complete waves produced in one second

• There are 2 complete waves produced in two seconds

• There are 2 complete waves produced in half a second

State the name of the imaginary line on a wave that joins all adjacent points that are in phase.

Which option is an example of transverse waves?

• Sound waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Water waves

What is the name of the shortest distance between two points in a wave that are in phase?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Period

• Amplitude

What type of wave travels parallel to the direction of vibration of the particles?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves