Waves test

A wave is a disturbance that transfers _____ from one place to another.

• Matter
• Mass
• Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a transverse wave is the _____.

• Compression
• Crest
• Rest position
• Trough

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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• Decrease

• Increase

• Stay the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through _____.

• Solids
• Liquids
• Gases

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Waves that require a material to travel through are called _____.

• Electromagnetic waves

• Mechanical waves

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the _____.

• Compression
• Crest
• Rest position
• Trough

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is _____.

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Longitudinal waves have _____.

• Crests and troughs
• Crests and compressions
• Compressions and rarefactions
• Troughs and rarefactions

Transverse waves have _____.

• Crests and troughs
• Crests and compressions
• Compressions and rarefactions
• Troughs and rarefactions

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Transverse waves move particles of a medium in which direction?

• Up and down

• Right and left