Waves Vocabulary Check #1

A _______ is a change in a medium that carries energy from one point to another.

• Wave

• Battery

• Electricity

• Basket

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A wave that vibrates at a right angle to the direction where it came from is called a _________ wave.

• Transverse Wave (Light)

• Longitudinal Wave (Sound)

The type of wave that vibrates parallel to the medium is called a _________ wave.

• Longitudinal (Sound)

• Transverse (Light

The _______ is the highest point in a transverse wave.

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point in a transverse wave is called the _______.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• compression

The "squished" parts of a longitudinal wave are called ________.

• compressions

• rarefactions

• wavelength

• crest

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is called the ________.

• amplitude

• trough

• wavelength

• resting position

The height of the wave from the resting position to the crest is called the _________.

• wavelength

• rarefactions

• amplitude

• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of waves that pass a certain point in a certain period of time is called the __________.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• altitude

What unit do we use to measure frequency?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Heinz (He)

• Hippos (Hi)

• Hyenas (Hy)