Waves

What is transferred from place to place by waves? (a)  

• matter
• energy
• particles
• light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does the arrow in the picture represent? (a)  

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What does the arrow in the picture represent? (a)  

• wavelength
• echolocation
• amplitude
• peak

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves that require a medium to travel are: (a)  

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• electromagnetic waves
• light waves

What kind of wave is pictured below? (a)  

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• mechanical wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave is pictured? (a)  

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Electromagnetic
• Light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough? (a)  

• mediums
• resting position
• wavelength
• origin