Waves

The highest point of a wave is called the ________.

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Trough

• Frequency

The lowest part of a wave is called the ________.

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Trough

• Frequency

The height of the wave from the resting point to the crest or the resting point to the trough is called the ________.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Period

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves transfer ______, not ________.

• Energy, Matter

• Matter, Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance between two crests or two troughs is called the _________.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Period

• Amplitude

Sound can travel through empty space.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light can travel through empty space.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called the __________.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

Light travels in a straight line until it enters a different medium.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which letter represents wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1