Waves

A disturbance in matter that transfers energy from one place to another.

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Wave

• Frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A substance through which a wave can travel.

• Medium

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Particles move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling (up & down)

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Transverse Waves

Do not require a medium to travel.

• Waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Medium

• Crest

What is part C of the wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is part A of the wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is part D of the wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is part B of the wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of waves that pass a point each second

• Frequency

• Speed

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

A wave has a wavelength of 10m and a frequency of 2Hz, what is the speed of the wave?

• 20 Hz

• 5 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 5 Hz