3a basic Waves Quiz edexcel

In a wave, displacement refers to:

•  The distance the wave has traveled

• The time it takes for the wave to complete one cycle

• The maximum distance a particle moves from its equilibrium position

• The number of complete cycles per second

Amplitude of a wave represents:

• The distance between two consecutive crests

• The maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position

• The number of cycles completed by a wave per second

• The time taken for a wave to complete one cycle

Period of a wave is:

• The distance between two consecutive crests

•  The maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position

• The time taken for a wave to complete one cycle

  
  

• The number of cycles completed by a wave per second

Seismic S-waves are:

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Surface waves

The wave equation relates:

• Frequency, wavelength, and velocity

• Amplitude, frequency, and period

• Displacement, velocity, and acceleration

• Phase, amplitude, and wavelength

An oscilloscope is a device used to:

• Measure sound intensity

• Measure seismic waves

• Visualize electrical signals

• Visualize light waves

Radians are used as a unit of:

• Distance

• Time

• Phase of a wave

• Frequency

Wavelength is the distance between:

• Two consecutive crests

• Two consecutive troughs

• A crest and a trough

• A crest and the equilibrium position

Seismic P-waves are:

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Surface waves

Compression and rarefaction are characteristic of:

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Surface waves