Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

What do waves carry?

• Molecules

• Energy

• Matter

• Water

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• D
• C & G

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What do we call the top of the wave?

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• frequency

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?

• compression

• rarefaction

• crest

• trough

Which answer best explains how a wave is created?

• A wave is created when energy stays still
• A wave is created when a force causes a vibration
• A wave is created when molecules become a medium
• A wave is created when a liquid becomes a solid

What kind of wave is this?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal

A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?

• a Longitudinal
• water wave
• a transverse wave
• hand wave

Which direction does a Transverse wave travel

• parallel
• perpendicular