EOY Review - NOS/PHY - Missed Questions

The fastest EM wave.

• All travel at the same speed

• Radio waves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which statement is necessary in order for a scientific investigation to be valid?

• The investigation must be able to be repeated by others.

• The investigation must produce data that can be graphed.

• The investigation must follow all the steps of the scientific method.

• The investigation must have a conclusion that matches the prediction.

How many independent variables can you have in an experiment?

• As many as you want

• 2

• 3

• 1

Electromagnetic radiation is

• mechanical

• compressional

• transverse

• longitudinal

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

Which statement correctly describes what happens to a scientific theory when new information is discovered?

• A scientific theory is changed when new evidence is discovered.

• A scientific theory never changes when new evidence is discovered.

• A scientific theory is changed into a law when new information is discovered.

• A scientific theory is changed into a model when new information is discovered.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is one benefit of scientific models?

• They help us understand things we cannot normally see

• They make experiments more complicated

• They provide accurate details of scientific phenomena

• They simplify complex concepts

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Theory or Law???  Is a well-tested EXPLANATION of WHY something happens.

• Law
• Theory