Waves Part 1 Vocab

Waves Part 1 Vocab

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Waves Part 1 Vocab

Waves Part 1 Vocab

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Chris Bell

Used 17+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A disturbance that carries energy but not matter.

A wave

A medium

A crest

A compression

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A wave that can only travel through matter

An electromagnetic wave

A transverse wave

A medium wave

A mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A wave that can travel through the vacuum of space and (some) matter.

An electromagnetic wave

A transverse wave

A medium wave

A mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a medium?

The top of bottom of a transverse wave

The size of a wave

The matter (material) a wave can travel through

The part of the wave where the particles are closest together

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A wave in which the disturbance is at right angles to the direction the wave travels

A longitudinal wave

A transverse wave

An electromagnetic wave

A mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A wave that makes the particles move back and forward on the same path as the energy

A longitudinal wave

A transverse wave

An electromagnetic wave

A medium wave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a compression?

the highest point on a transverse wave

The part(s) of a longitudinal wave where the particles are the farthest apart

The part(s) of a longitudinal wave where the particles are the closest together

the lowest point on a transverse wave

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