Waves overview

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest

• energy

• wave

• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is transferred by a wave?

• energy

• matter

• particles

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast 

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency

• period

• longitudinal 

• transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1