Waves Vocabulary
Authored by Amanda Ripley
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a repeating disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
amplitude
wave
crest
pitch
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
mechanical wave
transverse wave
wavelength
wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
longitudinal (compression) wave
electromagnetic wave
mechanical wave
transverse wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
mechanical wave
electromagnetic wave
transverse wave
longitudinal (compression) wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
wavelength
amplitude
medium
crest
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
pitch
crest
frequency
trough
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the highest part of a transverse wave
pitch
crest
trough
frequency
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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