Waves and Motion (4.1)

The highest part of the wave.

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The vertical distance between the wave trough and the wave crest.

• Wavelength

• Wave height

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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Amplitude is:

• twice the wave height

• 1/2 the wavelength

• twice the wavelength

• 1/2 the wave height

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The measurement from crest to crest of two consecutive waves.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• wave height

• frequency

Most waves in the ocean are caused by:

• earthquakes

• wind

• landslides

• meteorites

The amount of time it takes one wave to pass a fixed point.

• wave period

• wave frequency

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time.

• wave period

• wave frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Disturbances that cause waves are called:

• restoring forces

• wave cancellation

• wave reinforcement

• generating forces

Long period waves with smooth rounded crests and troughs. They have moved away from the area where the wind generated them.

• swells

• capillary waves

• tsunamis

• tidal waves

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When a wave is bent as it meets variations in the coastline and seafloor:

• wave cancellation

• wave refraction

• generating forces

• neap tide

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2