Wave Quiz

Which of the following is the bending of a wave around an object?

• Diffraction

• Compression

• Period

• Resonance

These are locations where the interfering waves always cancel.

• Amplitude

• Nodes

• Rarefaction

• Compression

A sound can travel through all but which?

• Space

• Liquids

• Gases

• Solids

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Which of the following is the process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies?

• Amplitude

• Rarefaction

• Resonance

• Refraction

When light-waves transition from air to water they...

• Speed up

• Slow down

• Remain the same

• Reflect

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The amount of time it takes 1 wavelength to pass a point is called...

• Period

• Frequency

• Resonance

• Nodes

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When sound-waves transition from air to water they...

• Speed up

• Slow down

• Remain the same

• Reflect

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The process of 2 or more waves overlapping and combining to form a new wave is called...

• Compressions

• Refractions

• Interference

• Amplitude

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A sound can travel through all but which?

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gases

• The vacuum of space

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is the process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies?

• Amplitude

• Rarefaction

• Resonance

• Refraction