Waves Review

Waves can ________ when they move from one medium to another.

• disappear

• interfere

• bend

• split

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A(n) _________ wave DOES NOT need matter for energy transfer.

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• compressional

• sound

In a mechanical ___________ wave, matter moves at a right angle to the wave direction.

• compressional

• transverse

• light

• electromagnetic

The speed of sound in water is ________ the speed of sound in air.

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

• not greater than

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A region of spread-out particles in a longitudinal wave is called a(n) ___________.

• compression

• rarefaction

• interference

• medium

A region of compressed particles in a longitudinal wave is called _________.

• compressions

• rarefaction

• interference

• medium

Wave frequency is the _________ of waves passing a given point per second.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• speed

• number

In a(n) __________ wave, matter moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• light

• electromagnetic

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called _________.

• rarefaction

• refraction

• reflection

• diffraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Amplitude is the amount of __________ in a wave.

• energy

• compression

• rarefaction

• diffraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1