Test Your Knowledge: Wave Properties, Speed, and More!
Answer the following questions to test your understanding of wave properties, types, and wave speed equations. Each question has one correct answer.
Answer the following questions to test your understanding of wave properties, types, and wave speed equations. Each question has one correct answer.
1. What is the definition of a wave?
A disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter.2. Which of the following is an example of a mechanical wave?
Sound wave3. What is the unit of frequency?
Seconds4. If a wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 5 meters, what is the speed of the wave?
50 m/s5. Which of the following is true for a transverse wave?
Particles move perpendicular to the wave direction.6. What happens to the wave speed when the frequency of a wave increases while keeping the wavelength constant?
The wave speed increases.7. What is the unit for wavelength?
Meters8. What type of wave is light?
Electromagnetic wave9. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency in an electromagnetic wave?
Inversely proportional10. How do you calculate wave speed?
Wave speed = wavelength × frequency11. What is the amplitude of a wave?
The maximum displacement from the rest position12. If a wave has a speed of 20 m/s and a frequency of 10 Hz, what is the wavelength?
2 meters13. Which of the following waves is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Water wave14. What does the frequency of a wave determine?
The pitch of a sound15. A wave travels at 30 m/s and has a wavelength of 5 meters. What is the frequency?
6 Hz16. If the speed of a wave is doubled, what happens to the wavelength if the frequency remains the same?
The wavelength doubles.17. What type of wave is a radio wave?
Electromagnetic wave18. What happens when two waves meet in phase?
Constructive interference occurs.19. What is a node in a standing wave?
A point where the wave has zero displacement.20. The energy of a wave is directly proportional to its...
Amplitude squared.