Mechanical Waves Vocabulary

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
amplitude
wave
crest
pitch
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
mechanical waves that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person or animal's ear
light
amplitude
sound
frequency
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
mechanical wave
transverse wave
wavelength
wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
wavelength
amplitude
medium
crest
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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
1 min • 1 pt
the highest part of a transverse wave
pitch
crest
trough
frequency
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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