Waves

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

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

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves that require a medium are called 

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

Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

high point of a wave

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

Low point of a wave

• crest

• trough

• Amplitude

• wavelength