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Waves: Vocabulary

Authored by Meredith Baity

Science

4th Grade

NGSS covered

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Waves: Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A __________________________________ is a disturbance that propagates through a material medium.

transverse wave

mechanical wave

electromagnetic wave

longitudinal wave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A _________ is a sensation generated in the ear due to a vibration.

sound

wave

light

refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A space through which waves travel is called a ______________.

wave

light

vibration

medium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ___________________________________ is a disturbance that propagates through a vacuum, such as visible light and x-rays.

transverse wave

mechanical wave

electromagnetic wave

longitudinal wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

______________ is a form of energy that allows us to see things.

wave

transverse wave

light

medium

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ____________________________________ is a wave whose vibrations occur in the same direction as its displacement, such as seismic waves.

transverse wave

mechanical wave

electromagnetic wave

longitudinal wave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____________________ is the change of direction of a wave when moving from one medium to another.

refraction

vibration

light

sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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