6 Questions
Which property of waves is related to the maximum displacement of particles from their rest position?
Amplitude
What is the name of the phenomenon where a wave changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?
Refraction
Which type of wave motion is responsible for our ability to hear various pitches in music?
Longitudinal waves
What term describes the bending of waves around obstacles and the spreading of waves as they encounter openings?
Diffraction
Which type of seismic wave is responsible for causing most of the damage during an earthquake due to its side-to-side motion?
S waves
When two sound waves with slightly different frequencies combine, leading to a fluctuation in sound intensity, what interference is occurring?
Destructive interference
Test your knowledge on wave properties by answering questions related to mechanical and electromagnetic waves, amplitude, wavelength, frequency, wave speed, relationships between wavelength, frequency, and speed, types of waves (transverse and longitudinal), and wave phenomena like reflection.
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