What is the highest point of a wave called?

Waves Mastery Quiz

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English
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4th Grade
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Adriana Chambliss
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trough
Crest
Amplitude
Wavelength
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the distance between one crest of a wave to the next called?
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Velocity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the amplitude of a wave a measure of?
The distance between crests
The energy of the wave
The speed of the wave
The frequency of the wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of the wave is the lowest point below the rest position?
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
Wavelength
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which type of wave do the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of wave propagation?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Electromagnetic
Surface wave
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the amplitude of a wave increases, what else increases?
The frequency
The speed
The energy
The wavelength
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the speed of sound when it travels from air into water?
It increases.
It decreases.
It remains the same.
It first decreases, then increases.
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