Waves and Sound

Some examples and diagrams in the slideshow are taken from the ________.

• Internet

• Textbook

• Journal

• Magazine

A wave is a ______ disturbance.

• stationary

• traveling

• fixed

• immobile

Transverse waves include which of the following?

• A) Light waves

• B) Sound waves

• C) Water waves

• D) Seismic waves

Longitudinal waves consist of a series of ____.

• Peaks and troughs

• Compressed and stretched regions

• Highs and lows

• Spirals

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• Light

• Sound

• Water

• Radio

Fill in the blank: A 'Cycle' in wave terminology refers to ______.

• two units of pattern

• one unit of pattern

• half a unit of pattern

• no unit of pattern

The unit of frequency (f) is 1/s, which is also known as ____.

• meter

• second

• hertz

• joule

In the wave equation v = λ/T, what does λ represent?

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• period

What is the formula for velocity (v) in terms of frequency (f) and wavelength (λ)?

• v = f/λ

• v = f + λ

• v = f * λ

• v = λ/f

In the context of Hooke's Law, what is the term for the position where the spring is neither compressed nor stretched?

• Maximum displacement

• Equilibrium position

• Unstrained length

• Tension point