Wave Vocabulary

Wave Vocabulary

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Wave Vocabulary

Wave Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the top part of the wave called?

equilibrium

trough

Crest

Apmplitude

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The height of the wave from equilibrium to the crest

crest

amplitude

hertz

equilibrium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Number of waves per second.

trough

wavelength

frequency

crest

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

type of wave where the disturbance is parallel to the motion.

transverse wave

longitudinal wave

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

type of wave where the disturbance is perpendicular to the movement.

transverse wave

mechanical wave

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A substance or material through which a wave can transfer its energy

transversal

medium

light

amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An area of a wave where the particles are spread apart (the density is less in this area)

compression

rarefaction

longitudinal

vibration

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