Properties of Waves

What is a wave?

• A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

• A wave is a physical object that moves through space.

• A wave is a type of particle that carries mass.

• A wave is a stationary phenomenon that does not involve energy transfer.

What is a seismic wave?

• A wave that travels through the Earth, often as a result of geological activity like earthquakes.

• A type of wave that only occurs in water bodies.

• A sound wave produced by volcanic eruptions.

• A wave that travels through the atmosphere during storms.

What are the two main types of waves?

• Transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

• Sound waves and light waves.

• Radio waves and microwaves.

• Surface waves and body waves.

What is a transverse wave?

• A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's travel.

• A wave in which the particles of the medium move in a circular motion.

• A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.

• A wave that travels through a vacuum without a medium.

What is frequency?

• The number of waves that pass a given point in one second, measured in hertz (Hz).

• The speed at which waves travel through a medium.

• The distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave.

• The total energy carried by a wave.

What factors affect wave speed?

• The type of medium the wave is traveling through and the temperature of the medium.

• The frequency of the wave and the amplitude of the wave.

• The color of the wave and the distance it travels.

• The speed of light and the gravitational pull of the Earth.

What is wavelength?

• The distance between two consecutive points that are in phase on a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough.

• The speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

• The height of a wave from its rest position to its crest.

• The frequency of a wave multiplied by its amplitude.

What is amplitude in a wave?

• The maximum distance that the particles of the medium move from their rest position.

• The speed at which the wave travels through the medium.

• The frequency of the wave measured in hertz.

• The wavelength of the wave measured in meters.

What is a medium in the context of waves?

• A type of wave that travels through a vacuum

• The substance through which a wave travels, such as air, water, or solid materials.

• A measurement of wave frequency

• A device used to generate waves

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

• As the wavelength increases, the frequency decreases, and vice versa, for a given wave speed.

• Wavelength and frequency are independent of each other.

• Increasing frequency always leads to an increase in wavelength.

• Wavelength is directly proportional to frequency for all types of waves.