Wave Properties Quiz 2

James is at the beach observing the waves. He notices that each wave has a highest point. What is this highest point called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Ava is holding a slinky and pushes and pulls it along its length. What type of wave is she creating by moving the particles parallel to the direction of the wave's movement?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Surface wave

• Electromagnetic wave

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Oliver is observing waves in a pool. He notices that a wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a velocity of 100 m/s. What is its wavelength?

• 2 m

• 0.5 m

• 5 m

• 20 m

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Aria is watching waves on the surface of a pond. Which of the following is true about these transverse waves?

• Particles move perpendicular to the direction of wave motion.

• Particles move parallel to the direction of wave motion.

• They only occur in liquids.

• They require no medium to travel.

Noah is observing a sound wave traveling through the air. If the wave has a velocity of 300 m/s and a wavelength of 3 meters, what is its frequency?

• 10 Hz

• 100 Hz

• 1,000 Hz

• 0.01 Hz

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Sophia and Grace are observing waves at the beach. What is the main difference between the transverse waves they see on the water surface and the longitudinal sound waves they hear?

• Direction of particle motion relative to wave direction

• Speed of the wave

• Frequency of the wave

• Wavelength of the wave

Benjamin is observing waves at the beach. He notices a wave has a frequency of 25 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is its velocity?

• 100 m/s

• 29 m/s

• 6.25 m/s

• 1,000 m/s

Abigail is observing a slinky toy. She notices that in certain sections, the coils are bunched up closely together. What is this region called in a longitudinal wave?

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Amplitude

• Crest

Grace is conducting an experiment with a light wave that has a frequency of 6 × 10¹⁴ Hz and a wavelength of 5 × 10⁻⁷ meters. What is the velocity of this light wave?

• 3 × 10⁸ m/s

• 1.2 × 10⁴ m/s

• 1 × 10⁷ m/s

• 6 × 10⁶ m/s

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Arjun is conducting an experiment with a laser that emits light with a wavelength of 650 nm. If the speed of light is 3 × 10⁸ m/s, what is the frequency of this light?

• 4.62 × 10¹⁴ Hz

• 5.00 × 10¹⁴ Hz

• 3.00 × 10¹⁴ Hz

• 6.50 × 10¹⁴ Hz

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