Nature of Waves

a substance through which a wave can travel

• medium

• wave

• crest

• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

a wave that does not need a medium but can go through matter

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space

• compression

• energy

• medium

• wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the lowest point of a transverse wave between each crest of the wave

• crest

• trough

• rarefaction

• compression

a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

the highest point of a transverse wave

• crest

• trough

• rarefaction

• compression

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a wave in which particles of the medium vibrate in an up-and-down motion; perpendicular to direction wave is traveling

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

a wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• longitudinal wave

Which of the following waves requires a medium?

• visible light

• X ray

• microwave

• sound wave

Which of the following does not require a medium?

• X ray

• sound wave

• water wave

• seismic wave