Waves and Information Transfer Quiz

What is the amplitude of a wave?

• The top part of a wave

• Half of the distance from the crest to the trough of a wave

• The bottom part of the wave

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

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What is the crest of a wave?

• Not letting any light through

• The top part of a wave

• The bottom part of the wave

• Letting some light through

What does opaque mean?

• Letting some light through

• Not letting any light through

• The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

• Letting all light through

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What is the trough of a wave?

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

• The top part of a wave

• Half of the distance from the crest to the trough of a wave

• The bottom part of the wave

What is the volume of a sound?

• The up-and-down movement of surface water

• How loud or soft a sound is

• The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

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What is the frequency of a wave?

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

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

• The top part of a wave

• The bottom part of the wave

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What does transparent mean?

• Letting all light through

• Not letting any light through

• The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

• Letting some light through

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What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

• The top part of a wave

• Half of the distance from the crest to the trough of a wave

• The bottom part of the wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What does translucent mean?

• Letting all light through

• Not letting any light through

• Letting some light through

• The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

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What is the reflection of a wave?

• The up-and-down movement of surface water

• The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

• How loud or soft a sound is

• The distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2