Mechanical Waves Test

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy over a distance.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves transport energy, but not matter over a...

• distance

• medium

• disturbance

• ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A medium is the matter through which a wave travels.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How many basic types of mechanical waves are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of wave causes the vibration of the particles to be perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?

• mechanical wave

• ocean wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

What type of wave causes the vibration of the particles to be parallel to the direction in which a wave travels?

• mechanical wave

• longitudinal wave

• ocean wave

• sound wave

A mechanical wave is a series of steady pulses or traveling disturbances that move through a repeating pattern through a medium.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest points away from the rest position are called...

• waves

• trough

• crests

• compressions

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the maximum distance from a rest position the particles of a medium move as they vibrate when a wave passes called?

• amplitude

• crests

• frequency

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wavelength is the distance between two adjacent corresponding points along a wave.

• Tue

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1