Waves, Energy, and Information

True or False. Waves with a greater amplitude have less energy than waves with a lower amplitude.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a measurement of a wave’s amplitude?

• the distance to the highest point of a wave

• the distance between waves

• the distance from which a sound can be detected

• the distance across the widest point of a wave

A curved line that shows the pattern of a wave

• amplitude

• wavelength

• waveform

• frequency

• Trough

• Equilibrium

• Crest

• Wavelength

A bird whistling softly has what type of Amplitude?

• High

• Low

• Medium

• None

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Equilibrium

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Trough

• Frequency

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

Select the word that means: the length of a wave from one peak ot the next

• amplitude

• wavelength

• energy

• waveform

A person will see a flash of lightening before they hear the roar of thunder because-

• Light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound.

• Sound travels faster through the atmosphere than sound.

• The eye is quicker than the ear.

• The thunder occurs much later than the lightening.