Wave Characteristics

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Physics
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11th Grade
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Tina Cardwell
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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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