The Properties of Waves (VCE SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What do waves transfer from one place to another?
What do waves transfer from one place to another?
Energy without transferring matter
Which type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel?
Which type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel?
Light waves
In a transverse wave, how do particles vibrate relative to wave direction?
In a transverse wave, how do particles vibrate relative to wave direction?
Perpendicular to wave direction
In a longitudinal wave, how do particles vibrate relative to wave direction?
In a longitudinal wave, how do particles vibrate relative to wave direction?
Parallel to wave direction
What are compressions in longitudinal waves?
What are compressions in longitudinal waves?
Regions where particles are closer
What does amplitude measure in a wave?
What does amplitude measure in a wave?
Max displacement from equilibrium
What determines the speed of a wave?
What determines the speed of a wave?
Properties of the medium
What determines the frequency of a wave?
What determines the frequency of a wave?
The source producing it
A wave has speed and wavelength m. What is its frequency?
A wave has speed and wavelength m. What is its frequency?
Hz
When a wave enters a new medium and slows down, what happens to its wavelength?
When a wave enters a new medium and slows down, what happens to its wavelength?
Wavelength decreases