Waves - Practice (Set 1)

The substance or material that carries a wave is known as _______.

• medium
• wave
• resting position
• disturbance

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What kind of waves need a medium to travel through?

• Mechanical Waves
• Microwaves
• Radio Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

______ is known as the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate or move from their normal resting position.

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

_________ waves are waves that transfer energy in a direction that is perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction in which the wave is traveling.

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic

Waves that need a medium in order to transfer energy are known as _________.

• mechanical waves
• electromagnetic waves
• transverse waves
• longitudinal waves

The _______ of a wave is determined by the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time (one second).

• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength
• speed

_________ waves are waves that transfer energy in a direction that is parallel to the direction in which the wave is traveling.

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic

_______ can be measured as the distance from one part of a wave to the same part in the following wave.

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which letters represent the crest of the wave?

• B and F
• D and H
• A and E
• A, C, E, ad G

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following represent one wavelength of the wave above?

• A to E
• A to C
• C to E
• B to D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1