GPS Outcome #6 Waves

What is a Crest?

• Lowest Point of a Wave.

• Middle Point of a Wave.

• Highest Point of a Wave.

• Found on the floor.

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What is a trough?

• Highest Point of a wave.

• Lowest Point of a wave.

• Middle Point of a wave.

• Found in the sky.

What does a wave transfer?

• Water

• Mass

• Particle

• Energy

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An example of a longitudinal wave is a ____

• water wave
• stadium wave
• sound wave
• rope wave

Which statement best defines a wave medium?

• the material through which a wave travels
• a point halfway between the crest and trough
• the distance from one wave crest to the next
• the speed at which waves travel in water

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Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?

• red
• yellow
• green
• blue

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Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?

• Radio
• Microwave
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet

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A wave has a frequency of 10 hz and a wavelength of 4 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

• 24 m/s

• 40 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

If each square represents one cm, what is the approximate wavelength of this wave? (To the nearest cm)

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 4 cm

• 8 cm

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A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz and a wavelength of 100m has a velocity of what?

• 2000 m\s

• 5 m/s

• 0.2 m/s

• 200 m/s