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Ch. 3: Waves - Vocabulary

Authored by Madison Word

Science

8th Grade

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Ch. 3: Waves - Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A disturbance that transfers energy from

place to place

Wave

Energy

Rarefraction

Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that moves the medium in a

direction parallel to the direction in which the wave

travel

Wavelength

Transverse Wave

Longitudinal Wave

Mechanical Wave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that requires a medium

through which to travel

Transverse Wave

Mechanical Wave

Wave

Trough

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ability to do work or cause change

Mechanical Wave

Frequency

Energy

Crest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest part of a transverse wave

Crest

Trough

Wavelength

Medium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bending or spreading of waves as

they move around a barrier or pass through an

opening

Rarefaction

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The height of a transverse wave from the

center to a crest or trough

Crest

Amplitude

Attitude

Medium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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