WAVE QUIZ: Complete Wave Quiz

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The farthest distance apart in the longitudinal wave is the?

Crest

Wavelength

Rarefraction

Compression

What is measured from one wave crest to another wave crest or one wave trough to another wave trough?

Crest

Trough

Wavelength

Amplitude

What is another name for wave height?

Amplitude

Wavelength

Frequency

Crest

Matter in a transverse wave moves at what angle?

Right

Obtuse

Acute

Sharp


A Longitudinal is also known as a ______ wave

Compression

Transverse

Sensible

None of the above

Amplitude is determined by the amount of _______ in the wave

Height

Light

Heat

Energy

Ronda put two speakers in her room. In one place, the sound was much quieter than in the rest of the room. What might cause this?

Constructive interference

Destructive interference

Diffraction

Reflection

Refractions happens when a wav

Strikes a barrier

Passes through a small opening

Meets another wave

Moves from one medium to another


The highest point of a transverse wave is referred to as?

Frequency

Crest

Amplitude

Trough

The lowest point of a wave is known as?

Frequency

Crest

Trough

Amplitude

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: WAVE QUIZ: Complete Wave Quiz
Questions: 10
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