What does the value 0.5 cm represent for the wave?
(1 point)
Responses
equilibrium
equilibrium
amplitude
amplitude
frequency
frequency
wavelength
wavelength
The value 0.5 cm represents the wavelength of the wave.
Two students hold the ends of a jump rope. One student moves the jump rope up and down, making a wave. Then, the student moves it faster. Which quantity of the wave will increase?(1 point)
Responses
wavelength
wavelength
frequency
frequency
speed
speed
amplitude
The quantity of the wave that will increase when the student moves the jump rope faster is the frequency.
Use the table to answer the question.
Student Wavelength Frequency
Darius increase increase
Kathryn increase remain the same
Anya decrease increase
Franco remain the same decrease
Four students write their ideas about the relationship between wavelength and frequency. Which student is correct?
(1 point)
Responses
Kathryn
Kathryn
Franco
Franco
Anya
Anya
Darius
Darius
The correct student is Anya.
A term for the top-most point of a wave is the _____(1 point)
Responses
crest.
crest.
amplitude.
amplitude.
frequency.
frequency.
trough.
The term for the top-most point of a wave is the crest.
Which term describes the resting position of a wave?(1 point)
Responses
crest
crest
frequency
frequency
equilibrium
equilibrium
amplitude
The term that describes the resting position of a wave is equilibrium.
The value 0.5 cm represents the wavelength of the wave. To understand the meaning of wavelengths in relation to waves, it's important to know that a wave is a disturbance that travels through a medium, transferring energy without transferring matter. In the context of a wave, the wavelength is defined as the distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves.
To determine the wavelength of a wave, you can measure the distance between two consecutive peaks (or troughs) of the wave. In the case of the value 0.5 cm, it represents the distance between two adjacent peaks (or troughs) of the wave.
Therefore, in the given options, the correct response is "wavelength".