Waves Vocabulary
Authored by Taylor Engel
Physics
9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The top of the wave is the
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The height of the wave from the equilibrium to the crest
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The bottom of the wave is called the
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The length of one complete wave
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Frequency is
How many waves are in a cycle
The length of the wave
How long it takes for one wave to pass
The speed of the wave
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that moves parallel to the propagation
Longitudinal
Transverse
Light
Sound
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wave that moves perpendicular to the propagation
Longitudinal
Transverse
Light
Sound
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