Parts of a wave
4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.4-PS4-1 · England: KS3 Physics: Waves (observed waves)
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Question 1
True or false? Amplitude is measured from the middle line, not from the trough.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 2
What is the ringed part of this wave called?
- A. trough
- B. wavelength
- C. amplitude
- D. crest (peak)
Question 3
Which word means the distance from one crest to the next crest?
- A. amplitude
- B. wavelength
- C. trough
- D. crest (peak)
Question 4
True or false? Wavelength is measured from one crest to the next.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 5
What is the ringed part of this wave called?
- A. trough
- B. crest (peak)
- C. amplitude
- D. wavelength
Question 6
Which word means the lowest point of a wave?
- A. wavelength
- B. crest (peak)
- C. amplitude
- D. trough
Question 7
True or false? The crest is the top of a wave.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 8
What is the ringed part of this wave called?
- A. crest (peak)
- B. wavelength
- C. amplitude
- D. trough
Question 9
Which word means the highest point of a wave?
- A. trough
- B. crest (peak)
- C. wavelength
- D. amplitude
Question 10
True or false? The crest is the top of a wave.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 11
What is the ringed part of this wave called?
- A. crest (peak)
- B. trough
- C. amplitude
- D. wavelength
Question 12
Which word means the distance from one crest to the next crest?
- A. wavelength
- B. amplitude
- C. crest (peak)
- D. trough
Question 13
True or false? Amplitude is the distance from crest to crest.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 14
What is the ringed part of this wave called?
- A. crest (peak)
- B. trough
- C. amplitude
- D. wavelength
Question 15
Which word means the lowest point of a wave?
- A. crest (peak)
- B. wavelength
- C. amplitude
- D. trough
Question 16
True or false? Wavelength is measured from one crest to the next.
- A. True
- B. False
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