Waves Vocab Basic Quiz

Waves Vocab Basic Quiz

6th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Waves Vocab Basic Quiz

Waves Vocab Basic Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

6th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3

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15 questions

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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?

Media Image
Media Image

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

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