What do waves transfer?
Energy but not matter
Energy and matter
Matter but not energy
What is the name of the distance from peak to peak of a wave?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
How is wave velocity, or speed, calculated?
wave speed = frequency ÷ wavelength
wave speed = frequency × wavelength
wave speed = wavelength ÷ frequency
How do oscillations move in a transverse wave?
Randomly
At right angles to the direction of wave travel
Parallel to the direction of wave travel
How do oscillations move in a longitudinal wave?
What is the name for an area of low pressure in a longitudinal wave?
Compression
Equilibrium
Rarefaction
What is the wave velocity of a 1,000 Hz wave with a wavelength of 0.04 m?
40 m/s
400 m/s
0.00004 m/s
What is the accepted value for the speed of sound in air?
300,000,000 m/s
330 m/s
1,500 m/s
What is the general name for waves that require a medium to vibrate?
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Transverse
What is the speed of a sound wave that takes 0.5 s to travel 750 m?
3,000 m/s
375 m/s