Transverse Waves

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Top of the wave

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Bottom of the wave

• Crest
• Trough
• Frequency
• Wavelength

The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)

• Crest
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

• Medium
• Object
• Transverse Wave
• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What are waves used for?

• Transferring Energy

• Storing Energy

• Moving Objects

• Removing Energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

• They don't move

• Sideways

• Up and down

• In a square

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

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