1. Period 2 Question 1

2. For a wave in the ocean, the amplitude is:
The distance beween crests
The height difference between a crest and a through
One half the height difference between the crest and a through
How far the wave goes up on the beach
none of the above

3. Period 2 Question 2

4. If the frequency of a traveling wave is increased by a factor of three in a medium where the wave speed is constant, which of the following is the result:
Amplitude is one third as big
Amplitude is tripled
Wavelength is one third as big
Wavelength is tripled
Amplitude and wavelength do not change

5. Period 3 Question 1

6. Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound wave in air
Wave traveling in a string
Waves in the ocean
All choices 1,2,3 represent longitudinal waves
Only 1 and 2 are longitudinal waves

7. Period 3 Question 2

8. The wavelength of a traveling wave can be calculate if one knows:
frequency
Speed and amplitude
Amplitude and frequency
Frequency and speed
Period and amplitude