Waves Vocabulary Part 2
Authored by Carley Dye
Physics
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
waves that travel through matter
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic
Transverse
Longitudinal
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the substance through which a mechanical wave travels.
Transverse
Medium
Reflection
Diffraction
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
waves where the particles are disturbed perpendicular to the
direction of the wave
Longitudinal
Medium
Transverse
Electromagnetic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Waves where particles are disturbed back and forth parallel to
(in the same direction as) the wave
Transverse
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Longitudinal
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a measure of the number of times a wave cycles per unit time (typically
1 second).
Frequency
Wavelength
Refraction
Scattering
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a measure of the time it takes a wave to complete one cycle or to move the
distance of one wavelength
Frequency
Period
Transverse
Longitudinal
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without
absorbing it.
Transmission
Refraction
Reflection
Diffraction
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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