Waves - 6th Grade

A wave transfers:

• matter
• water
• energy
• particles

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction of the energy is a:

• electromagnetic
• standing
• transverse
• longitudinal

When the particles of a medium are vibrating perpendicular to the direction of the wave,  this is a __________wave.

• sound
• water
• transverse
• longitudinal

Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration
• compression
• medium
• crest

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

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You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wavy

• transverse wave

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The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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