Waves Review

Student 1 claims that energy can only be transferred by particles inside a medium. Student 2 does not agree with Student 1.

Which statement should Student 2 use as evidence that Student 1 is INCORRECT?

• Light energy can travel without a medium.

• Sound energy can travel without a medium.

• All types of energy can travel without a medium.

• Mechanical energy can travel without a medium.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave has the most energy?

• a low-frequency wave
• a high-frequency wave
• a wave length with Hertz
• a wave with a magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of waves do not require a medium to transport the wave's energy and travel through a vacuum instead.

• mechanical
• sound
• electromagnetic
• seismic

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What characteristic do all waves share?

• All waves move matter.
• All waves transfer energy.
• All waves can move through a vacuum.
• All waves travel at 3.0 x 10⁸ m/s.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

While swimming underwater, Jonathan heard the voices of his friends outside the pool, but he could not understand the words they were speaking.  Which of the following explains this?

• Sound waves increase in frequency when they strike water.
• Sound waves change speed when moving from air to water.
• Sound waves are absorbed by water molecules.
• Sound waves cannot pass through water and are reflected.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Coach Campbell told his students that sound waves are longitudinal waves.  Through which of the following will sound waves NOT travel.

• a balloon
• a lake
• a vacuum
• a door

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The human eye could not see the green color of a leaf without

• red light being reflected from the leaf's surface.
• red light being absorbed by the leaf's surface.
• green light being reflected by the leaf's surface.
• green light being refracted by the leaf's surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A red apple appears red because it 

• reflects all colors of light except red.
• refracts all colors of light except red.
• absorbs all colors of light except red.
• is transparent to all colors of light except red.

What property of electromagnetic waves makes it possible to use these waves to transmit information between a space shuttle and NASA mission control centers on the ground?

• Electromagnetic waves have very low velocity.
• Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
• Electromagnetic waves are all visible to human eyes.
• Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

What happens to the path of a light ray as it passes from air into water at an angle?

• Its path bends.
• Its path widens.
• Its path becomes shorter.
• Its path continues in a straight line.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2