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Unit 3 Waves and Light Review

Authored by KAREN PADGETT

Physics, Science

6th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 109+ times

Unit 3 Waves and Light Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

wave

medium

transverse

longitudinal

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A(n) ________ is the material through which a wave travels.

medium

wave

transverse

object

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The high points of a wave are called ___________.

crests

trough

amplitude

frequency

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The lowest parts of a wave are called __________.

crest

trough

frequency

amplitude

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a ________ wave, particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.

longitudinal

transverse

mechanical

princess

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the waves travels in a _____________ wave.

longitudinal

transverse

mechanical

princess

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____________ waves require a medium to travel through.

transverse

longitudinal

mechanical

electromagnetic

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