Waves

Longitudinal waves are ______.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Crazy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Transverse waves are ___.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Weird

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?

• trough
• crest
• resting point
• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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