Waves:  Properties and parts

Waves: Properties and parts

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Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a medium?

Back

The substance a wave moves through.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does #2 refer to in a wave diagram?

Back

Trough.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers energy?

Back

Wave.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

Back

The distance from one compression to the next.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does #1 refer to in a wave diagram?

Back

Wavelength.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is amplitude in the context of waves?

Back

The maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

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