Waves

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• true
• false

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• energy and matter
• neither

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

• frequency
• crest
• amplitude
• trough

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1