a disturbance that transfers energy

a disturbance that transfers matter

any type of energy that makes particles move

any type of matter that vibrates back and forth

Which statement best shows that waves carry energy?

You feel vibrations if loud sounds are played.

A rainbow shows a spectrum of colors.

Light shining through some trees makes shadows.

A light shines on a blue wall. Which explains what happens with the light as it reaches the wall?

The wall absorbs red, orange, green, yellow, indigo, and violet and reflects blue light.

The wall absorbs all of the colors of the spectrum and reflects none.

The wall reflects all of the colors of the spectrum and absorbs none.

The wall absorbs blue light and reflects red, orange, green, yellow, indigo, and violet.

Waves move energy from one place to another. Which statement is true about how waves move energy?

A wave traveling through a medium transfers energy but not matter.

A transverse wave transfers energy in the direction of vibration.

A wave traveling through a medium transfers both matter and energy.

A longitudinal wave transfers energy in a direction perpendicular to the direction of vibration.

Which of the following statements is true for sound waves?

They can be transmitted though solids, liquids, and gases.

They can travel through a vacuum.

They always have the same frequency.

They move at the same speed in every medium.

Which statement can be made based on these data?

Sound waves move fastest through solids and slowest through gases.

Sound waves move slowest through liquids and fastest in gases.

The speed of a sound wave increases as it moves from one medium to another.

The speed of a sound wave decreases as it moves from one medium to another.

Which describes the amplitude of a wave?

A wave has a height of 5 meters.

A wave has a frequency of 5 hertz.

A wave takes 5 minutes to pass a point.

What is true of all transverse waves and longitudinal waves?

They move energy from one place to another.

They must travel through a medium.

They can travel through empty space.

They move particles from one place to another.

A mechanical wave is traveling through medium A. When the wave enters medium B, it speeds up. Which of these statements could be true about medium A and medium B?

Medium A is a liquid and medium B is a solid.

Medium A is a solid and medium B is a gas.

Medium A is a gas and medium B is a vacuum.

Medium A is a vacuum and medium B is a liquid.

What happens when a mechanical wave encounters a boundary between two different media? Choose all the true statements.

Some of the wave can be transmitted into the new medium.

Some of the wave is reflected back into the original medium.

The wave is completely reflected.

The wave is completely transmitted.

When a mechanical wave is partially reflected and partially transmitted, it becomes two waves. What happens to the energies and amplitudes of the two waves? Choose all the true statements.

Each of the new waves will have less energy than the original wave.

Each of the new waves amplitudes could be very different.

Each of the new waves will have more energy than the original wave.

Each of the new waves amplitudes will definitely be the same.

Why are earthquakes more intense near the initial disturbance than they are farther away? Choose all the true statements.

The amplitude of the mechanical wave is greatest near the initial disturbance.

The amplitude decreases and the wave's energy is absorbed by Earth.

The amplitude of the mechanical waves is least near the initial disturbance.

The amplitude increases and the wave's energy is absorbed by Earth.

Which statement best describes how the particles of a medium behave when a mechanical wave moves through the medium?

Particles move as the wave passes them but do not move along with the wave.

Particles travel in the direction of the wave, away from the source of the wave.

Particles in the medium travel in the direction that is perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

Particles stay in one place as the wave travels past them.

How are light waves different from sound waves?

Sound waves require a medium to travel through. Light waves can travel through a vacuum.

Light waves require a medium to travel through. Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

Waves Unit 1

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114 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes the number of waves passing a point during a certain period of time?

crest

frequency

range

wavelength

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This figure shows a wave. What is the wavelength of the wave?

1.5 m

3.0 m

5.0 m

6.5 m

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A local surf report provides the height of the wave from the trough to the crest of the wave. How does this relate to the wave’s amplitude?

It is less than the wave’s amplitude.

It is equal to the wave’s amplitude.

It is about twice the wave’s amplitude.

It is about half of the wave’s amplitude.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What measurement is usually determined by measuring the crest of one wave to the crest of another wave?

amplitude

frequency

range

wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The figure shows a wave. What is the amplitude of the wave?

2 m

4 m

6 m

8 m

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave pulse occurs at a certain point in three seconds. Which property of the wave can be measured?

amplitude

frequency

wavelength

wave speed

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The figure shows a wave. What is the height of the crest of the wave?

1.5 m

3.0 m

5.0 m

6.5 m

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Waves Unit 1

114 questions

Which term describes the number of waves passing a point during a certain period of time?

This figure shows a wave. What is the wavelength of the wave?

A local surf report provides the height of the wave from the trough to the crest of the wave. How does this relate to the wave’s amplitude?

What measurement is usually determined by measuring the crest of one wave to the crest of another wave?

The figure shows a wave. What is the amplitude of the wave?

A wave pulse occurs at a certain point in three seconds. Which property of the wave can be measured?

The figure shows a wave. What is the height of the crest of the wave?

The diagram shows properties of waves. Which property of a wave is shown by F?

What is a wave?

Which describes the speed of a wave?

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