Wave Characteristics

Wave Characteristics

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Wave Characteristics

Wave Characteristics

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

11th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5, MS-PS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tina Cardwell

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Amplitude

The height of a wave from the origin to the crest or trough

The highest part of a wave

The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time. 

The material through which the wave travels

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Crest

The highest part of a wave

The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time.

The material through which the wave travels

A vibration or back-and-forth motion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Frequency

The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time.

The material through which the wave travels

A vibration or back-and-forth motion

The lowest part of a wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Medium

The material through which the wave travels

A vibration or back-and-forth motion

The lowest part of a wave

A space completely devoid of matter

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Oscillation

A vibration or back-and-forth motion

The lowest part of a wave

A space completely devoid of matter

The rate of change of position of an object moving in a specific direction

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Trough

The lowest part of a wave

A space completely devoid of matter

The rate of change of position of an object moving in a specific direction

A disturbance in particles or a field that transfers energy progressively from point to point without the field or particles any net movement themselves.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Vacuum

A space completely devoid of matter

The rate of change of position of an object moving in a specific direction

A disturbance in particles or a field that transfers energy progressively from point to point without the field or particles any net movement themselves.

The distance between two adjacent crests or troughs of a wave.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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