Waves

Which travels faster, light or sound?

• light
• sound

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is the top of a wave?

• trough
• crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the bottom of a wave?

• trough
• crest

What is the distance between crests or troughs?

• amplitude
• wavelength

What is the height of a wave?

• amplitude
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Sound travels fastest in:

• solids
• liquids
• gases

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

• sound
• light
• ocean
• seismic

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1