Waves Vocabulary Quiz
Authored by Lyndsey O'Brien
Science
8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A disturbance that transfers energy.
medium
matter
wave
amplitude
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A material through which a wave travels.
medium
vacuum
electromagnetic
transverse
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that transfers energy parallel to the medium.
transverse
electromagnetic
light
longitudinal
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that transfers energy perpendicular to the medium.
transverse
sound
longitudinal
compressional
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that requires a medium.
electromagnetic
light
mechanical
radio
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that does not require a medium.
mechanical
sound
compressional
electromagnetic
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The height of a wave.
wavelength
amplitude
crest
trough
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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