Waves

The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is its _____________________

• trough
• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength

Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration
• compression
• medium
• crest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?

• surface wave
• longitudinal wave
• transverse wave
• electromagnetic wave

The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves

• medium
• water
• longitudinal
• crest

What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?

• amplitude
• trough
• resting point
• crest

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?

• rarefactions
• compressions
• mechanicals
• longitudes

What number represents the wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?

• longitudes
• rarefactions
• compressions
• contractions

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point