Interpret simple models of waves
Practice Questions
Middle School Physical Science › Interpret simple models of waves
Questions
10
1
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a wave?
2
Which of these shows the wave height (the distance from the crest to the trough)?
3
Which of these will you NOT find on the diagram?
4
What is wavelength?
5
What is a "trough" in a simple model of a wave?
6
Which of these letters represents the amplitude of the wave?
7
Which of these represents a wavelength?
8
What missing variable would be required to calculate the speed of this wave given this diagram?
9
What is amplitude in reference to simple models on waves?
10
Assume the diagram shows a wave over the course of one second. What is an appropriate estimate of the frequency of this wave?