WAVES

Waves transfer

• Matter

• Molecules

• Energy

• Vibrations

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Waves that transfer energy and cause matter to move UP AND DOWN

• compression waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves that transfer energy and causes matter to move FORWARD AND BACK

• transverse waves

• compression waves

• electromagnetic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave can travel through matter AND space (vacuum)

• mechanical waves

• compression waves

• transverse waves

• electromagnetic waves

Which wave can ONLY travel through matter (solid, liquid or gas)

• mechanical waves

• transverse waves

• electromagnetic waves

Which of the following are considered electromagnetic waves

• earthquake waves

• ultra violet waves

• visible light

• ocean waves

• gamma rays

Which of the following are considered mechanical waves

• x-rays

• sound waves

• rope waves

• infrared waves

• radio waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If gamma rays have a higher frequency than x-rays, which wave has MORE ENERGY?

• X-rays

• gamma rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

On a transverse wave, the vertical distance from the middle down to the trough OR from the middle up to the crest

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In a compression wave, the distance from one rarefaction to the next rarefaction

• compression

• amplitude

• wavelength

• trough