Wave Vocabulary Quiz

What is the period of a wave?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

What is a node?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• A point on a standing wave.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What are electromagnetic waves?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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What is diffraction?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What are standing waves?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• Waves that appear to be standing still.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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What is frequency?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is a medium?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is resonance?

• The number of wave cycles per second.

• The range of all possible electromagnetic waves.

• A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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What is reflection?

• The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.

• The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface.

• The transfer of energy from a wave to the medium it passes through.

• The material through which a wave travels.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2