The Higher the Frequency of a Wave

question 9

Multiple Choice

The higher the frequency of a wave,

• A) the lower its speed.
• B) the shorter its wavelength.
• C) the smaller its amplitude.
• D) the lower its pitch.

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Definitions:

Measure of Variability

Statistical indices that describe the spread or dispersion within a set of numerical data, including range, variance, and standard deviation.

Percentiles

Values below which a certain percentage of data in a data set fall.

Quartiles

The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles, referred to as the first quartile, the second quartile (median), and third quartile, respectively. The quartiles can be used to divide a data set into four parts, with each part containing approximately 25% of the data.

Frequently Occurring

Refers to events or values that appear or happen often within a given dataset or timeframe.