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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Waves I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


The Greek letter lambda is usually used to indicate what ?

 

Amplitude
Frequency
Speed
Wavelength

 The two main types of wave are

 

Inverse Longitudinal
Reverse Longitudinal
Reverse Longitudinal
Transverse Longitudinal
The speed of light is usually measured in

 

Metres
Seconds per Metre
Hertz
Metres per Second

 When waves bend round the side of obstacles or spread out as they pass a gap, this is known as

 

Interference
Diffraction
Diffusion
Dispersion
The SI unit of frequency is

 

Metres
Seconds per Metre
Hertz
Metres per Second

 The maximum distance a point moves from its rest point when a wave passes is known as the

 

Amplitude
Frequency
Speed
Wavelength
The distance between any point on a wave and the equivalent point on the next wave is known as the

 

Amplitude
Frequency
Speed
Wavelength

 The wavelength of a wave is normally measured in

 

Metres
Seconds per Metre
Hertz
Metres per Second
The number of waves passing any point per second is the

 

Amplitude
Frequency
Speed
Wavelength

 In the fundamental wave equation frequency x wavelength =

 

Speed
Speed of light
Amplitude
Distance Travelled


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