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Waves Vocabulary Part 1

Authored by Carley Dye

Physics

8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 5+ times

Waves Vocabulary Part 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The height of a wave from the origin to the crest

Amplitude

Crest

Wavelength

Trough

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest part of a wave

Amplitude

Crest

Trough

Wavelength

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A continuum of all electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelength, from radio waves to gamma radiation

Sound waves

Wavelength

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Microwaves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves

Gamma Rays

Sound Waves

Microwaves

Infrared Waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves of energy that provide us with the visible light spectrum (the colors we see)

Light Waves

Sound Waves

Electromagnetic Waves

Frequency

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A quality determined by the amplitude of the sound wave; the higher the amplitude, the louder the sound

Frequency

Loudness

Amplitude

Period

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves

Gamma Rays

Light Waves

Microwaves

Radio Waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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