Waves Unit 3 Vocab

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave moves up and down and travels horizontally.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Standing

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave moves in the same direction it is moving.

• Compression

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

Fill in the blank: ______ are vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

• Sound

• Light

• Water

• Electricity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Frequency/Pitch: ________ is measured by counting the number of crests (high points) of waves that pass the fixed point in 1 second or some other time period.

• Frequency/Pitch

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the definition of Reflection?

• The bouncing back of light from a surface

• The bending of light as it passes through a medium

• The spreading of light in different directions

• The absorption of light by a surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Absorption is the process by which:

• light is reflected off a surface

• a substance takes in another substance

• sound is amplified

• heat is generated

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The definition of 'Analog' is:

• A continuous signal that represents physical measurements.

• A digital signal used in computers.

• A type of software application.

• A mathematical algorithm.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-3

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Compression

• surface
• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Fill in the blank: The ______ of a wave is the maximum distance the particles of the medium move from their rest position.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Velocity

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1