PS 17.1 Formative

The material through which a wave travels.

• medium

• vibration

• crest

• water

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A repeating back-and-forth motion.

• vibration

• wave

• medium

• trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Mechanical waves carry ____ from one place to another.

• energy

• matter

• frequency

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• surface wave

• ocean wave

A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• surface wave

• electromagnetic wave

An area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together.

• compression

• rarefaction

• crest

• trough

An ocean wave is an example of which kind of wave?

• surface wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• complex wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point of the wave above the rest position.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point of the wave below the rest position.

• trough

• crest

• compression

• rarefaction

An area where the particles in a medium are spread out.

• compression

• crest

• trough

• rarefaction