Understanding Waves

A ___________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

• noise

• wave

• signal

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A ______________ is a wave that travels only through matter.

• mechanical wave

• light wave

• disturbance

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A material in which a wave travels is called a ___________.

• analog

• medium

• water wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Mechanical waves can travel through a vacuum, liquids, and gases, but not through a solid.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The two types of waves are _____________________ and _____________________.

• transverse waves and sound waves

• longitudinal waves and sound waves

• transverse waves and longitudinal waves

A _____________________ is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

• longitudinal wave

• sound wave

• tranverse wave

How are crests and troughs the same?

• They both represent the minium disturbance from the rest position.

• They both represent the maximum disturbance from the rest position.

• They both are at different distances from the resting point.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How are crests and troughs different?

• Crests are at the highest and troughs are at the lowest position.

• Crests are at the lowest and troughs are at the highest position.

• Troughs are at the highest and crests are at the lowest position.

A _______________________ causes the particles in a medium to move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

• light waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

A ____________________ is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through a medium.

• light wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave