C13L2 Wave Properties

Which label shows the amplitude of this wave?

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• 2

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• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which label shows the wavelength of this wave?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which label shows the crest of this wave?

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• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of wave is this?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which is not a property of waves?

• Amplitude

• Mass

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What happens as the frequency of a wave increases?

• It’s amplitude decreases

• It’s amplitude increases

• It’s wavelength decreases

• It’s wavelength increases

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How is a wave speed calculated?

• Frequency divided by wavelength

• Frequency times wavelength

• Amplitude divided by wavelength

• Amplitude times wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The amplitude of a wave is _____.

• the distance the wave moves in one second

• the distance the wave moves in one time period of the wave

• the maximum distance that the wave moves from its resting position

• the distance equal to one wave length

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The _________________ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.

• amplitude

• wave

• frequency

• wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The __________________ of a wave is the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• crest