Waves Vocabulary
Authored by Jordan Russell
Physics
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A traveling oscillation that has properties of frequency, wavelength and amplitude
wave
reflection
refraction
absorption
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave
wave
wavelength
wavefront
diffraction
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The leading edge of a moving wave
wave
wavefront
wavelength
transverse
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Moving waves that have crests in PARALLEL straight lines
plane waves
circular waves
big waves
small waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Moving waves that have crests that form CIRCLES around a single point where the wave began
circular waves
plane waves
small waves
big waves
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process of a wave BOUNCING off an object
reflection
refraction
absorption
diffration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process of a wave bending as it crosses a boundary between two materials
refelction
refraction
diffraction
absorption
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