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Waves Lesson

Waves Lesson

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Presentation

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Science

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8th Grade

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-1

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Deborah McDaniel

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28 Slides • 142 Questions

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Waves Lesson

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Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
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compression
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rarefaction
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crest 
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amplitude

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This is a transverse wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

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crest/peak

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wavelength

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trough

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What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?
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longitudinal
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transverse

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Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

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Crest/Peak

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Wave Speed

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Resting Point

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Longitdinal Wave
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Transverse Wave

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All waves carry
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energy
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light 
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matter
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particles

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The highest point on a wave is:
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the crest
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the trough
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the top
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the coast 

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The lowest point on a wave is the:
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Amplitude
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Crest
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Trough
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Wavelength

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Sound is caused by? 
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force
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vibrations
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instruments
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medium

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Sound is a form of? 
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energy
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pitch
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volume
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matter

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B is called rarefaction
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B is called compression
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B is called the crest

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Light is an example of which type of wave?
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Transverse
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Longitudinal
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Both
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Neither

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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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Energy
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Wave
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Force
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Motion

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It is the high pressure part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.

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Compression

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Amplituide

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Rarefaction

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Wavelength

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Waves that move the medium at right angels to the direction in which the wave travel
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Longitudinal Waves
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Compressional Waves
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Transverse Waves

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Which type of wave is pictured here?
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Longitudinal
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Transverse
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Light 
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Electromagnetic

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Which type of wave moves parallel to the direction of the wave?

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transverse

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longitudinal

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surface

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electromagnetic

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A is compression
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A is the trough
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A is the rarefraction

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Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
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light wave
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sound wave
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visible wave
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radio wave

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How many waves pass through a fixed point every second, or how often a wave occurs is the wave's __________________

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amplitude

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frequency
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wavelength
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wave speed

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The distance from resting point to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough of a wave (height of the wave) is the _____________________

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wave speed

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frequency
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amplitude
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wavelength

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Which is an example of a medium that waves can travel though?
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Water
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Energy
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Heat
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A stadium

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The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is the _____________________

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wave speed

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frequency
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amplitude
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wavelength

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As the frequency of a wave increases, the __________________ decreases.

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amplitude
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number of waves

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wavelength
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energy

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What number represents the wavelength?
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Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

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frequency

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speed

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energy

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wavelength

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What number represents the amplitude?
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What medium does sound travel through slowest?
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gas
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solid
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liquid
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trees

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When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the energy of the wave?

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The energy is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

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The energy increases.

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The energy decreases.

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How many waves pass through a fixed point every second, or how often a wave occurs is the wave's __________________

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amplitude

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frequency
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wavelength
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wave speed

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

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The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is the _____________________

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wave speed

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frequency
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amplitude
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wavelength

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Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

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frequency

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speed

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energy

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wavelength

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Which wave in the diagram has the highest energy?

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As the frequency of a wave increases, the __________________ decreases.

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amplitude
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number of waves

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wavelength
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energy

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The distance from resting point to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough of a wave (height of the wave) is the _____________________

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wave speed

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frequency
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amplitude
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wavelength

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The greater the frequency, the ________ energy carried by the wave.

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more

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less

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What number represents the wavelength?
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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

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When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the energy of the wave?

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The energy is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

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The energy increases.

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The energy decreases.

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What number represents the amplitude?
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Which wave has a longer wavelength?
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wave C
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wave D

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Which wave has the most energy?
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top wave
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bottom wave

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The bigger the amplitude, the ________ energy carried by the wave.

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more

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less

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Which wave in the diagram has the highest energy?

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When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
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it increases
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it decreases
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it stays the same

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If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!
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fast echo
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slow pitch
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high volume
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low volume

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A student holds two vibrating objects.  Object A is vibrating faster than object B.  Which statement is true?
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A is louder than B
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B is louder than A
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A will have a higher pitch than B
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B will have a higher pitch than A

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If distance C on the diagram increased, what would happen to the pitch? 
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The pitch would be louder. 
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The pitch would be softer. 
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The pitch would be higher. 
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The pitch would be lower. 

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What is the Doppler Effect?

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A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

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When a wave overlaps with another wave

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When a wave bounces off of another object

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When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

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When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
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Frequency 
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Amplitude 
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Wavelength 
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Crest

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You are standing on the side of the road when a police car races past you with its siren on. After the police car passes you, what happens to the pitch of the siren?

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It increases

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It decreases

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It turns red

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If a sound is very loud, what must be true?
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The frequency of a sound wave is very high
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The intesity of vibration from the sound wave is very low
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The amplitutde of the sound wave is very low
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The intesity of vibration from the sound wave is very high

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A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
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louder
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softer
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higher
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lower

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The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
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True
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False

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When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
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high
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low
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medium

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What does pitch depend on?
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amplitude 
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frequency
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intensity 
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volume of sound

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As a wave travels further from its center, the

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energy of the wave is increased.

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energy of the wave is decreased.

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energy of the wave does not change.

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energy of the wave is doubled.

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What is a pitch?
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highness or lowness of a sound
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the intensity of a vibration
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the amplitude of the sound wave
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volume of sound

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Which material would a mechanical wave (like sound) travel the fastest through?

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A solid (like metal)

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A liquid (like water)

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A gas (like air)

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All mechanical waves travel at the same speed regardless of the medium.

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The high or low pitch of a sound is related to the ___________ of the wave
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decibel
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amplitude
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frequency
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rest position

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Which material would a mechanical wave (like sound) travel the fastest through?

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A solid (like metal)

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A liquid (like water)

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A gas (like air)

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All mechanical waves travel at the same speed regardless of the medium.

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The medium through which a wave travels affects its...

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Wavelength

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Speed

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Amplitude

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Resting point

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How loud or soft a sound is, is related to the _____________ of the wave
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amplitude
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frequency
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wave length
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rest position

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Definition: when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Polarization

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You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

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medium

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light

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energy

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heat

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Why is there no sound in space?

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There is no material (medium) for the energy to travel through.

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The molecules in space are too small.

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Sound needs the correct temperature to travel through.

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Sound only travels through solid material.

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True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
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true
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false

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

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Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
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Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
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Gamma Rays
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Radio Waves
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Visible Light
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Infrared rays

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
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Radio waves
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Ultraviolet Rays
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Gamma Rays
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X-rays

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Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
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X-rays
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Visible Light
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Gamma Rays
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Ultraviolet Rays

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Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
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X-rays
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Visible Light
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Gamma Rays
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Ultraviolet Rays

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How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
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They have very short wavelengths 
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They transmit energy instead of matter 
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They can travel through empty space
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They can change direction by reflection 

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
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gamma ray
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infrared wave
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visible light wave
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microwave

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As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
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increases.
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decreases.
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stays the same.

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
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varying
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long
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the same
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short

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
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All of it
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None of it
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Most of it
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Only a small part

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The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.
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amplitude
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crest
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trough
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wavelength

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The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
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frequency
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amplitud
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wavelength
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hertz

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Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?
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gamma rays
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x-rays
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ultraviolet rays

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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
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X-rays, visible light, radio waves
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gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
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infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

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What is the Order of the visible portion of the Electromagnetic System?

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Red,Yellow,Orange,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet

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Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet

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Violet,Indigo,Green,Blue,Red,Orange,Yellow

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Violet,Blue,Red,Orange,yellow,green,Indigo

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Longest Wavelengths and Lowest Frequencies?

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Visible Light

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Microwaves

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X-Rays

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Radio Waves

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Shortest Wavelength and a Higher Frequency on the Electromagnetic System?

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X-rays

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Infrared

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Visible Lights

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Gamma Rays

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Which color has the longest wavelength?

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Red

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Orange

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Yellow

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Blue

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Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?
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Gamma rays
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X-rays
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Ultraviolet rays

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Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?
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Infrared waves
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Radio waves
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Visible light

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Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?
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visible light
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infrared rays
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x-rays

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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
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X-rays, visible light, radio waves
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gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
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infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

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If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy? 
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Energy is higher.
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Energy is lower. 
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Energy is not dependent on wavelength. 

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause damage to eyes and skin, and sometimes even cancer? 
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infrared light
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visible light
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ultraviolet light
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microwaves

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy? 
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radio waves
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microwaves
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infrared light
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visible light

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 
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ultraviolet light
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x-rays
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gamma rays
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infrared rays

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EM waves are always____________
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Transverse
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Compression
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Longitudinal
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Seismic

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Cell phones use_____________waves.
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Microwaves
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Gamma
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XRays
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Radio 

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Infrared waves are used in__________________.
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Bath tubs
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Microwaves
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Remote Controls
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Tanning

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_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
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Red
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Gamma
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Microwave
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Visible

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Nuclear weapons are examples of __________. 
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x-rays
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ultraviolet rays
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gamma rays
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infrared rays

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 
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higher
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lower
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neither, stays the same

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________ is an EM wave that has the LEAST energy.
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radio
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gamma rays
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microwaves
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visible light

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It is the bending of light rays as it travels from one medium to another medium of different densities?

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a. Reflection

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b. Refraction

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c.Dispersion

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d. Diffusion

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The principle behind the appearance of a rainbow in the sky?

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a. Diffusion

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b.Dispersion

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c.Reflection

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d. Refraction

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Which color in the visible light has the highest frequency and the most energy?

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a.Violet

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b. Red

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c. Blue

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D. indigo

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Which color in the visible light has the lowest frequency and the least energy?

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a. Red

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b. Violet

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c. Blue

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d. Orange

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Things in our sorrounding appear to be colored because the material________ that color of light?

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a.Reflects

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b. Refracts

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c. Disperses

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d. Diffuses

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A straight glass rod appears to bend when placed in a beaker of water. What is the best explanation for this phenomenon?

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a.The water is warmer than the air

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b.Light travels faster in water than in air

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c.Light is reflected at the air-water interface

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d.Light is refracted as it crosses at the air- water interface

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A straight glass rod appears to bend when placed in a beaker of water. What is the best explanation for this phenomenon?

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a.The water is warmer than the air

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b.Light travels faster in water than in air

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c.Light is reflected at the air-water interface

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d.Light is refracted as it crosses at the air- water interface

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The visible light is composed of several spectral of colors with different frequencies and wavelength. What is the correct order of arrangement of these colors?

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a. VIGBYOR

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b. ROYGVIB

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C. ROYGBIV

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d.ROYBGIV

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Light travels

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around corners

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in a straight line (transverse waves)

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in loops, like a slinky (longitudinal waves)

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Light bounces when it strikes a smooth and/or lustrous surface

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reflected

2

absorbed

3

refracted

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Light bends when it is

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reflected

2

absorbed

3

refracted

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Can be used to send communications, videos, and music short range (local areas) or long range (to space)

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Infrared

2

Radio

3

Microwaves

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Ultraviolet (UV)

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X-Rays

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Sunlight, tanning beds, plant lights

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Infrared

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Radio

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Microwaves

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Ultraviolet (UV)

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X-Rays

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Used to cook with

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Infrared

2

Radio

3

Microwaves

4

Ultraviolet (UV)

5

X-Rays

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Which of these types of light have the highest energy?

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Red

2

Yellow

3

Blue

4

Violet

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What is visible light composed of?
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ROYGBIV
2
White Light
3
Rainbow
4
Light that's visible

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True or False: EM waves are the only waves that can travel through empty space.
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False
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True
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Not This One
4
Maybe This One

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We can see this calculator as white because it contains no pigments and

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Reflects all colours

2

Reflects no colours

3

Absorbs all colours

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Absorbs no colours

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Which colour light is being reflected?

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Magenta

2

Red + Blue

3

Orange

4

All colours except for orange

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The brightness of light is most closely associated with its

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speed

2

frequency

3

amplitude

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The color of light is most closely associated with its

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speed

2

frequency

3

amplitude

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The colors of the rainbow are ROYGBIV. Of the colors listed, which moves the fastest in a vacuum?

1

blue

2

green

3

yellow

4

red

5

Nonsense. They all move at the same speed.

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Light bounces when it is 
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reflected
2
absorbed
3
refracted

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Light bends when it is 
1
refracted
2
reflected
3
absorbed

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All of the following are sources of light except...
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the sun
2
a light bulb
3
fire
4
the moon

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This is an example of?

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fog

2

Reflection

3

Refraction

4

translucent

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A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

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Reflection

2

Refraction

3

Absorbing

4

Transmitting

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What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow

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lens

2

telescope

3

prism

4

mirror

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When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.

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reflected

2

refracted

3

absorbed

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Stan can see the moon at night because the moon

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glows in the dark

2

reflects light from the sun

3

is very large

4

makes its own light

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Light refracts when:

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It changes speed

2

It changes from a particle to a wave

3

Its density changes

4

It encounters a solid object

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Why does white light from the sun form a colorful rainbow when it passes through water droplets in the atmosphere?

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The droplets of water in the air have different densities

2

Different-sized water droplets refract white light at different angles

3

The colors that make up white light refract at different angles

4

White light diffracts when it encounters water

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Which of the following is the best example of diffraction?

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Your voice echoing back when you shout into a canyon

2

A straw appearing to bend when you place it in a glass of water

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A prism breaking a beam of light into its component colors

4

The music on your stereo getting louder when you turn up the volume

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A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
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resonance
2
refraction
3
diffraction
4
reflection

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This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
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Reflection
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Refraction
3
Diffraction
4
Interference

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When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
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Reflection
2
Refraction
3
Absorption
4
Transmission

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An example of this is an echo
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refraction
2
reflection
3
transmission
4
absorption

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This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Resonance

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A rough surface reflects sound better than a smooth surface.

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True

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False

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