Wave Vocabulary Quiz

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Pinnacle

• Crest

• Tip Top

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Pit

• Trough

• Bottom

• Under

As a sound waves amplitude increases, the sound becomes ___________.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

As a light wave's _____________ becomes lower, the light gets dimmer.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The name of the distance from one crest to another crest or one trough to another trough is the _________________.

• Cycle

• Loop

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Sound waves travel by passing vibrations through a medium (substance) such as a ___________________.

(Select all that apply.)

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• empty vacuum

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______________ waves do not need to be passed through a medium (material or substance) in order to travel.

• Sound

• Light

• Ocean

• Electrical

Living things are able to ________________ because of the information they receive from sound and light waves.

(Select all that apply)

• communicate

• hear

• teleport

• see

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

As a sound wave's wavelength changes, the _____________ of the sound will change.

• loudness

• melody

• color

• pitch

As a visible light's wavelength changes, the ______________ of the light will change.

• shadow

• brightness

• color

• distance