Which statement best describes how energy and matter move in a wave?

A wave transports energy without transporting matter

Both energy and matter are transported by a wave

A wave transports matter without transporting energy

Neither energy nor matter are transported by a wave.

Wave Characteristics

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Science

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8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-1

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the wave part

crest

trough

compression

refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the wave part

crest

trough

compression

refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the wave type.

compressional

electromagnetic

transverse

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do waves transfer?

energy

matter

work

power

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave can travel through matter or empty space?

electromagnetic

mechanical

work

power

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave

transverse

compressional

physical

chemical

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

travels only through matter

mechanical wave

electromagnetic wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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Wave Characteristics

25 questions

Identify the wave part

Identify the wave part

Identify the wave type.

What do waves transfer?

Which type of wave can travel through matter or empty space?

Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave

travels only through matter

material in which a mechanical wave travels

disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

What kind of wave is this?

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