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Properties of Waves

Properties of Waves

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are mechanical waves?

Back

Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are electromagnetic waves?

Back

Electromagnetic waves are waves that can travel through a vacuum and do not require a medium, such as light waves.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is frequency?

Back

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time, usually measured in Hertz (Hz).

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points of the same phase in a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is wave speed?

Back

Wave speed is the speed at which a wave travels through a medium, calculated as the product of frequency and wavelength.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is amplitude?

Back

Amplitude is the maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position, indicating the energy of the wave.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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