Waves

A disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space is called a _____.

• vibration

• medium

• wave

• compression

Sound can travel through each of the following media EXCEPT _____.

• liquids

• solids

• outer space

• air

The distance between the crest on one wave to the crest on the next wave is the wave's _____.

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

• amplitude

The matter through which a wave travels is called the _____.

• medium

• crest

• trough

• vibration

Each of the following is a medium through which waves can travel EXCEPT _____.

• a vacuum

• solids

• water

• air

What do waves transmit?

• matter

• energy

• water

• air

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

You are creating a wave using a slinky spring. If you start shaking the spring more slowly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will _____.

• decrease

• reman the same

• depend on the amplitude

• increase

Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without _____.

• wavelength

• a medium

• disturbances

• a crest

The more _____ a wave carries, the larger the amplitude.

• matter

• energy

• space

• vibrations

Radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, and x-rays are all forms of energy that travel as _____.

• mechanical waves

• seismic waves

• sound waves

• electromagnetic waves