6th Grade Science PS4-1

First & Last Name

1. A form of energy that travels through an empty space and includes, visible light, radio waves and x rays.

• Seismic wave
• Mechanical wave
• Electromagnetic wave
• Amplitude wave

2. What is the relationship between the diameter of a ripple in water and the amplitude?

• The larger the ripple becomes in diameter, the larger its amplitude will be
• The larger the ripple becomes in diameter, the smaller its amplitude will be

3. The number of waves that can pass a given point in one second.

• Amplitude
• Friction
• Crest
• Frequency

4. Energy that travels through matter and includes sound waves is called a_______.

• Mechanical wave
• Longitudinal wave
• Refraction wave
• Rarefaction wave

5. Material through which a wave travels.

• Frequency
• Absorption
• Medium
• Amplitude

6. Lowest part of a wave

• Crest
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Trough

7. What does a wave transfer?

• Matter
• Energy
• Friction
• Water

8. A wavelength is the distance between one crest and the next.

• True
• False

9. When the particles of the medium are displaced in a direction parallel to energy transport it is a________

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Reflective
• High-frequency