Waves

An _____ wave can travel through empty space or matter.

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• sound

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The high point of a wave is the _____.

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A _____ is the low point of a wave.

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

• trough

Frequencies of a wave are measured in _____.

• decibels

• hertz

• amplitude

• all the above

A _____ wave causes particles to move back-and-forth parallel to the direction the wave travels.

• compressional

• transverse

• longitudinal

• all the above

The distance between a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave is _____.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second is known as _____.

• amplitude

• hertz

• frequency

• decibel

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

_____ is the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• hertz

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The _____ of a wave depends on the medium through which it travels.

• frequency

• speed

• amplitude

• all the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The speed of sound is _____.

• 340 meters per second

• 340 meters per minute

• 300 million meters per second

• 300 million meters per minute

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