Water on Earth

Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

The lowest point of a transverse wave.

• crest

• amplitude

• wavelength

• trough

Highest point of a transverse wave.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time.

• frequency

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A disturbance that moves energy through matter or space.

• crest

• trough

• interference

• wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The maximum distance a wave vibrates from its rest position.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Which ocean floor feature is labeled "F"?

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Ocean Trench

• Continental Slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

"A" on the diagram labels the...

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Slope

• Ocean Trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which part of the ocean floor is labeled "D"?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Continental Slope

• Blue-Ridge Mountains

• Abyssal Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

"C" on the Ocean Floor diagram represents the...

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Rise

• Ocean Trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3