Basic Wave Properties

This image shows a compressional wave, what is the area called where the particles are farther apart?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Trough

• Crest

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

• B and G

• A and C

• C and F

• A and H

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Frequency is...

• .. the number of waves per second and measured in metres.

• the number of waves per second and measured in Volts...

• .. the number of waves per second and measured in hertz, Hz.

• .. the number of waves per minute and measured in hertz, Hz.

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Sound waves travel faster in solids than in gases (e.g. air)

• TRUE

• FALSE

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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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Which image represents a transverse wave?

• A

• B

• neither

• both

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What is the wavelength of the wave in the image?

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 3 cm

• 9 cm

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Which letter is a crest?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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Which letter is a trough?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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