Waves, Light and Sound

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

• radio waves
• X-rays
• doing the wave at a football game
• microwaves

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

which material does sound travel the fastest?

• solid 
• liquid 
• gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)

• medium
• refraction
• reflection
• interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2