Waves Vocabulary Quiz

A disturbance that transfers energy.

• medium

• matter

• wave

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A material through which a wave travels.

• medium

• vacuum

• electromagnetic

• transverse

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A wave that transfers energy parallel to the medium.

• transverse

• electromagnetic

• light

• longitudinal

A wave that transfers energy perpendicular to the medium.

• transverse

• sound

• longitudinal

• compressional

A wave that requires a medium.

• electromagnetic

• light

• mechanical

• radio

A wave that does not require a medium.

• mechanical

• sound

• compressional

• electromagnetic

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The height of a wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance between two adjacent crests.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• pitch

• frequency

The time interval between two successive crests.

• wave height

• wave period

• wavelength

• wave frequency

The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time.

• wave height

• wave period

• wavelength

• wave frequency

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