Waves Vocab Review
Authored by Joshua Thompson
Science
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Least dense part of compressional wave
rarefaction
compression
crest
trough
amplitude
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave for which the matter in the medium moves back and forth along the direction that the wave travels
transverse wave
longitudal wave
standing wave
wavelength
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
lowest point of a transverse wave
rarefaction
compression
crest
trough
amplitude
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wave pattern that forms when waves of equal
wavelength and amplitude but traveling in opposite directions, continuously
interfere with each other
standing wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
vibration
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Number of waves that pass a fixed point each second
period
wavlength
refraction
frequency
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Repeating disturbance or movement that
transfers energy through matter or space
vibration
standing wave
wave
resonance
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bending of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one direction to another
refraction
diffraction
reflection
resonance
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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