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Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Authored by Reese Heidenreich

Science

7th - 9th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 740+ times

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All waves carry ______________.

Sound

Light

Matter

Energy

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What kind of wave is pictured below?

compressional wave

transverse wave

sound wave

longitudinal wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of wave is pictured?

Transverse wave

Longitudinal wave

Wave, what wave?

Slinky wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

Up and down
Back and forth
In zigzags
Linear

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest point of the transverse wave is called _____

trough

amplitude

crest

wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The lowest point on the transverse wave is called_______

trough

crest

wavelength

frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This is the distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or to the trough.

crest

trough

wavelength

amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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