Wave Properties

The higher the frequency of a wave, the ______________ the wavelength

• shorter

• longer

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When you increase the amplitude of a wave, its frequency _____

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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Musical notes travel through the air as waves. Higher frequency notes travel _________ lower frequency notes.

• faster than

• at the same speed as

• slower than

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Waves with longer lengths travel _________ waves with shorter lengths

• faster than

• at the same speed as

• slower than

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If a firework explodes a block away, you will hear the sound __________ you see the light.

• before

• after

The longer a boomwhacker tube, the ________ its pitch.

• lower

• higher

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The higher the frequency of a wave, the ______________ the period

• shorter

• longer

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If a wave has a frequency of 2 cycles per second and its wavelength is 5 meters, the wave speed is

• 2.5 meters per second

• 2.5 meters

• 10 meters per second

• 10 meters

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Sound waves travel 343 meters per second. What is the wavelength of a sound wave whose frequency is 343 Hz?

• 343 m

• 1 m

• 343 seconds

• 1 second

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light travels ___________ than sound.

• faster

• slower

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