Fourth Grade Wavelength and Amplitude

What type of waves require a medium to travel through?

• Transverse waves

• Mechanical waves

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves

Which type of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• Sound waves

• Water waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Seismic waves

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What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second called?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Velocity

Which term refers to how high or low a sound is?

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Volume

• Tone

What property of a wave determines its loudness?

• Velocity

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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What is the distance between two corresponding points on a wave called?

• wavelength

• velocity

• amplitude

• frequency

Which property of a wave determines its brightness?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Phase

• Frequency

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What term describes the height of a wave?

• velocity

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

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What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

• wavelength

• velocity

• frequency

• amplitude

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Which term refers to the speed of a wave?

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• velocity

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