Waves Vocabulary List (10th Grade - NGSS Aligned)

The height of a wave from the origin to the crest or trough is called ________.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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A wave in which the movement of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave is called a ________.

• Compression (Longitudinal) Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Surface Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

When two wave crests overlap, the wave’s amplitude increases. This is called ________.

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

• Diffraction

• Reflection

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The highest point of a wave is called the ________.

• Crest

• Trough

• Node

• Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When a wave crest meets a trough, reducing the wave’s amplitude, it is called ________.

• Destructive Interference

• Constructive Interference

• Reflection

• Refraction

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Energy from oscillating electric and magnetic fields, including radio waves, light, X-rays, etc., is called ________.

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Thermal Conduction

• Nuclear Fission

• Chemical Energy

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The range of all electromagnetic wave frequencies and wavelengths is called the ________.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Radiation

Waves made of electric and magnetic fields that can travel through space are called ________.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Sound Waves

• Seismic Waves

• Water Waves

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The number of wave cycles that pass a point per unit of time is called ________.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves are called ________.

• Infrared Radiation

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• X-rays