Waves and their properties

What is transferred by a wave?

• Matter only

• Energy only

• Both matter and energy

• Neither matter nor energy

Which characteristic defines a periodic wave?

• It transfers matter from one point to another.

• It has a repeating pattern.

• Its speed changes over time.

• Its amplitude continuously increases.

How is the frequency of a wave defined?

• The distance between two consecutive crests.

• The maximum displacement from the equilibrium position.

• The number of waves passing a given point per unit time.

• The speed at which the wave travels.

If the speed of a wave remains constant, what happens to its wavelength as its frequency increases?

• The wavelength increases.

• The wavelength decreases.

• The wavelength remains unchanged.

• The wavelength becomes zero.