Waves Practice

Traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another

• wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Waves that require a medium

• wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves that disturb electric and magnetic fields

• wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transvers wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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Distance between two consecutive crests

• medium

• crest

• wavelength

• wave height

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Part of the wave that has maximum movement from rest

• crest

• trough

• medium

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that does NOT require a medium

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

• wave

Movement that follows the same path repeatedly (over and over)

• vibration

• wave speed

• superposition

• frequency

Depends on the medium through which it travels

• vibration

• pitch

• wave speed

• frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

One wave is placed on top of another

• interference

• wave speed

• vibration

• superposition

Superposition of two or more waves resulting in a new wave pattern

• wave speed

• superposition

• interference

• vibration