Waves Intro

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

• Water
• Air
• Matter
• Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums so we can hear?

• Microwaves
• Light waves
• Sound waves
• Radio waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What kind of waves require some sort of medium to travel through?

• Mechanical waves
• Electromagnetic waves

What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• Mechanical waves
• Electromagnetic waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What kind of waves transfer energy?

• Mechanical waves
• Electromagnetic waves
• All of the above
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following waves is a mechanical wave?

• Sound
• Light
• Microwaves
• Radio waves

Which of the following waves is an electromagnetic wave?

• Water waves
• Seismic waves
• Light
• Sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?

• Transverse waves
• Longitudinal waves
• All of the above
• None of the above

In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in a perpendicular direction to the wave?

• Transverse waves
• Longitudinal waves
• All of the above
• None of the above

What type of wave is a sound wave?

• Transverse and mechanical
• Transverse and electromagnetic
• Longitudinal and mechanical
• Longitudinal and electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2