Waves

Waves that require a medium are called 

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

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• it makes the sound louder
• it makes the sound travel faster
• it increases the wavelength of the sound
• it increases the frequency of the sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

• mediums
• empty space
• solely solids
• both mediums and empty space

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?

• longitudinal
• transverse

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5