Characteristics of Waves

What are waves? Check all that apply.

• repeating disturbances that carry energy through matter or space (pebble in a pond)

• material through which a wave transfers energy solid, liquid, gas, or combination

• They transfer energy without transporting matter from place to place

• electromagnetic waves don’t need a medium (e.g. visible light)

• Produced from something that vibrates

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What are the two types of waves?

• Longitudinal

• Distributive

• Transverse

• Slay

What is a medium?

• material through which a wave transfers energy solid, liquid, gas, or combination

• Waves that travel only through matter

• Everyone is still in their seats, but the wave traveled through the ballpark from one end to the other

• Travels through Compressional waves/longitudinal

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which kind of waves don't need a medium?

• electromagnetic

• light

• radio

• transverse

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What are mechanical waves?

• medium moves in the same direction as wave motion

• Waves that travel only through matter

• medium moves perpendicular to the direction of wave motion

• Everyone is still in their seats, but the wave traveled through the ballpark from one end to the other

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What are transverse waves?

• medium moves in the same direction as wave motion

• Travels through Compressional waves/longitudinal

• medium moves perpendicular to the direction of wave motion

• Everyone is still in their seats, but the wave traveled through the ballpark from one end to the other

What are longitudinal waves?

• Travels through Compressional waves/longitudinal

• Associated with earthquakes

• number of waves passing a point in 1 second

• medium moves in the same direction as wave motion

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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What are longitudinal waves also called?

• compressional

• transverse

• congressional

• lit

What are sound waves?

• (f)

• Travels through Compressional waves/longitudinal

• Associated with earthquakes

• number of waves passing a point in 1 second

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What are seismic waves?

• (f)

• (Hz)

• Associated with earthquakes

• number of waves passing a point in 1 second

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1