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Wave Vocabulary

Authored by Rebecca Robinson

Science

8th Grade

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Wave Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are closest together.

medium

compression

rarefraction

crest

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest point on a transverse wave.

longitudinal

compression

rarefraction

crest

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a transverse wave that can travel through empty space and through matter. Does NOT need a medium.

Enery

Mechanical

Electromagnetic

Meduim

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The region of the longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are farthest apart.

Compression

Rarefraction

Medium

Transverse

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that can only travel through matter.

Mechanical

Medium

Transverse

Energy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ability to cause change.

Energy

Transverse

Medium

Mechanical

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

Energy

Medium

Longitudinal

Transverse

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