Glencoe Science Level Blue

Chapter 24: Waves, Sound, and Light

Waves

1
The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction is the _______.
A)intensity
B)frequency
C)wavelength
D)pitch
2
The _______ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.
A)frequency
B)wavelength
C)pitch
D)intensity
3
_______ is the bending of waves around an object.
A)Frequency
B)Diffraction
C)Intensity
D)Pitch
4
Which of the following are units for measuring frequency?
A)meters/second
B)decibels
C)meters
D)hertz
5
A _______ wave causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the same direction in which the wave travels.
A)seismic
B)transverse
C)compressional
D)radio
6
The _______ of a transverse wave depends on the height of the crests or the depth of the troughs.
A)amplitude
B)frequency
C)pitch
D)intensity
7
The speed of a wave equals its wavelength multiplied by its _______.
A)amplitude
B)frequency
C)intensity
D)crest
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