What is a wave?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a wave?
A static disturbance that does not transfer energy.
A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space.
A one-time disturbance that transfers matter through space.
A continuous flow of energy without any disturbance.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of wave is characterized by particles moving back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels?
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Surface wave
Compression wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a longitudinal wave, how does the matter in the medium move?
In a circular motion
At right angles to the direction of wave travel
Back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels
It does not move
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the highest point of a wave called?
Trough
Origin
Crest
Amplitude
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?
Crest
Trough
Origin
Peak
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a wave when it hits a new medium and bounces back into the original medium?
Refraction
Scattering
Transmission
Reflection
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another?
Reflection
Scattering
Refraction
Diffraction
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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