Mechanical and EM Waves Exit Ticket

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• Seismic

• Light

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

• particles

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

• Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which type of wave only has movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• Transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above

Which type of wave only has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?

• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Surface
• Electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse Wave
• Longitudinal Wave
• compressional wave
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1