Wave Types and Properties

_____ waves NEED a medium

• transverse

• longitudinal

• mechanical

______ waves DO NOT need a medium.

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

_________ waves travel up and down.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Mechanical

_______ waves travel back and forth.

• Mechanical

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

The height of a wave is called the ____________.

• wave length

• frequency

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The ________ is the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• wave speed

The number of waves in a given time period is called the _______.

• wave speed

• frequency

• wavelength

The ___________ is the speed in which a wave travels through a medium.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wave speed

The shorter the wavelength, the _______ energy there is.

• less

• more

• equivalent

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A wave with a smaller amplitude, has _________ energy than a wave with a larger amplitude.

• less

• more

• equivalent

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