Wave Properties Quiz

What type of wave is shown below?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Combined wave

• Sound wave

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What is the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown below?

• Amplitude: 30 cm; wavelength: 60 cm

• Amplitude: 30 cm; wavelength: 110 cm

• Amplitude: 60 cm; wavelength: 60 cm

• Amplitude: 60 cm; wavelength: 110 cm

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What is the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown below?

• Amplitude: 15 cm; wavelength: 150 cm

• Amplitude: 30 cm; wavelength: 150 cm

• Amplitude: 30 cm; wavelength: 200 cm

• Amplitude: 150 cm; wavelength: 30 cm

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What is the best estimate of the frequency of the wave shown below?

• 0.40 Hz

• 0.85 Hz

• 1.25 Hz

• 2.50 Hz

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How could you increase the power of a wave in a spring?

• Increase the amplitude.

• Increase the frequency.

• Increase the tension on the spring.

• All of the above

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Which factor does not affect the speed of a wave in a spring?

• Tension on the spring

• Frequency

• Medium of the spring

• Amplitude

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What happens to the wavelength of a wave if the frequency is doubled while the speed remains constant?

• Wavelength remains the same

• Wavelength becomes zero

• Wavelength is doubled

• Wavelength is halved

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Which of the following is true about the relationship between frequency and period of a wave?

• They are inversely proportional

• They are directly proportional

• They are unrelated

• They are equal

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What is the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength?

• Wave speed = Frequency × Wavelength

• Wave speed = Frequency / Wavelength

• Wave speed = Frequency - Wavelength

• Wave speed = Frequency + Wavelength

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Which of the following waves requires a medium to travel through?

• Sound wave

• Radio wave

• Light wave

• Microwave