Waves 1 Test Review

A wave is a disturbance that tranfers

• matter

• energy

• solid

• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic wave _____________, but mechanical waves _________.

• require a medium, do not require a medium

• do not require a medium/ do require a medium

How can you determine the difference between EM and mechanical waves?

• how they travel

• weather or not they require a medium

• weather or not they are waves

• what they do

__________ waves can travel through a vacuum, but __________ waves cannot.

• EM/Mechanical

• Mechanical/EM

Mechanical waves can be _________________________.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• both

EM waves can be _________________________.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• both

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Light can travel through space, so it is an _____________.

• EM wave

• Mechanical wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Sound can NOT travel through space, so it is a ____________.

• EM wave

• Mechanical wave

____________________ require a medium to travel.

• EM waves

• Mechanical waves

This is a ___________ wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1