Waves assessment 2

Match the following

• can see through them

• Translucent

• thinner in the center

• Corvex

• can tell something is on the other side but can't tell details

• Concave

• thick center

• Opaque

• reflects or absorbs all light

• Transparent

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In a given medium, if the frequency of a wave decreases, its

• wavelength increases

• speed increases

• amplitude decreases

• wavelength decreases

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the distance between one point on a compression and the corresponding point on the next compression in a sound wave called?

• wavelength

• rarefaction

• crest

• trough

We measure the frequency of a wave in

• Meters

• Hertz

• Meters per second

• Hertz per second

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

• seismic

• transverse

• longitudinal

• compression

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A disturbance that transmits energy through a medium is a(n)

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• force

• electricity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do all waves transmit?

• energy

• mass

• matter

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The diagram shows the electromagnetic spectrum. Which letters represent radio and gamma waves.

• A, F

• F, C

• G, A

• C, G

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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What does the diagram represent?

• the actual shift in frequency of sounds waves by a moving object

• the apparent shift in frequency of sounds waves by a moving object

• the actual shift in frequency of sounds waves by a stationery object

• the apparent shift in frequency of sounds waves by a stationery shift

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Mechanical waves that are created through areas of compression and rarefaction are called ____ waves.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• electrical

• diffracted

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1