Unit 7 - Waves - PS

The transfer of energy from a wave to a material that it encounters

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speed

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a longitudinal wave passes through the medium

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• intensity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• intensity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The amount of energy per second carried through a unit area by a wave

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• intensity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• intensity

A wave made up of a combination of a changing electric field and a changing magnetic field

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic wave

• standing wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic wave

• standing wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1