Waves

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that does not require a medium

• A. electromagnetic  wave. 
• B. surface wave
• C. medium
• D. transverse wave

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2