Properties of Waves

What is a wave?

• A regular pattern of motion that transfers energy.

• An irregular pattern of motion that transfers energy.

• A regular pattern of motion that transfers matter.

• An irregular pattern of motion that transfers energy.

What is a medium?

• The matter that a mechanical wave travels through.

• The middle line on a transverse wave.

• A regular or repeating vibration.

A mechanical wave...

• carries energy through a vacuum.

• carries energy through matter

Frequency is...

• A measure of how far between 2 crests.

• A measure of how tall a wave’s crest is.

• A measure of how low a trough is.

• A measure of how many times a wave cycles in a second.

Amplitude is...

• A measure of how much distance is between 2 crests.

• A measure of how much distance is between 2 crests.

• A measure of how many times a wave cycles in a second.

• A measure of how much energy a wave carries.

A wavelength is...

• A measure of the distance between 2 crests.

• A measure of the distance between the top of a crest and the bottom of a trough.

• A measure of how many times a wave cycles in a second,

Frequency is measured in...

• Seconds

• Centimeters

• Hertz

• Watts

The highest point on a wave is:

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

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1