Waves Vocab Basic Quiz
Authored by ROBERT PETERS
Physics
6th - 12th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the lowest point on a transverse wave called?
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the distance between any repeating point on a wave(such as crest to crest) called?
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the maximum particle displacement(vibration) from its original position called?
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of wave requires a medium?
mechanical
transverse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of wave DOES NOT require a medium?
mechanical
transverse
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is a transverse wave?
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-5
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