Parts of a Light Wave

Parts of a Light Wave

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Parts of a Light Wave

Parts of a Light Wave

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3, MS-PS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Match these wave parts

height of wave

Trough

how often a wave occurs

Amplitude

top

Crest

distance between waves

frequency

bottom

Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the peak of a light wave called?

Crest

Trough

Amplitude

Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part of a light wave determines its color?

Amplitude

Frequency

Wavelength

Speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the distance between two consecutive crests of a light wave called?

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Period

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part of a light wave is related to its brightness?

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the number of wave cycles that pass a point per second?

Wavelength

Frequency

Amplitude

Speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a light wave, what is the term for the lowest point?

Crest

Trough

Amplitude

Wavelength

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