What is the rate at which something repeats over time?
Waves Vocab.

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Velocity
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sound is an example of what two types of waves?
Mechanical and longitudinal
Electromagnetic and transverse
Surface and standing
Radio and seismic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Wave speed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What parts of transverse and longitudinal waves correspond to high density and pressure?
Crest (transverse) and compression (longitudinal)
Trough (transverse) and rarefaction (longitudinal)
Amplitude (transverse) and compression (longitudinal)
Crest (transverse) and trough (longitudinal)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
Electromagnetic wave
Mechanical wave
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the lowest part of a wave called?
Crest
Trough
Wave height
Amplitude
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What are the squeezed together regions of a longitudinal wave called?
Rarefactions
Compressions
Crests
Troughs
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