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Wave Vocabulary Worksheet

Authored by Ashley Kuhn

Science

7th Grade

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Wave Vocabulary Worksheet
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a disturbance that moves through matter or through empty space.

wave

particle

field

force

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave has vibrations of particles of matter that move back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling.

transverse

longitudinal

surface

mechanical

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave has vibrations of particles of matter that move in the same direction as the wave is traveling.

longitudinal

transverse

surface

standing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the material through which a wave travels.

medium

solid

liquid

gas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the distance from one point on the wave to a corresponding point on the next wave.

wavelength

amplitude

frequency

velocity

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The ______ of a wave is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time.

frequency

amplitude

wavelength

velocity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the total distance a wave moves (oscillates) from its resting position.

amplitude

frequency

wavelength

velocity

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