Waves Test Review

Which statement about the length and energy of gamma-ray waves compared to other electromagnetic waves is true?

• Gamma-ray waves have the shortest wavelengths and carry the least amount of energy.
• Gamma-ray waves have the shortest wavelengths and carry the most amount of energy.
• Gamma-ray waves have the longest wavelengths and carry the least amount of energy.
• Gamma-ray waves have the longest wavelengths and carry the most amount of energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which statements correctly compare the sound waves experienced by observer A and observer B?

• Observer A experiences a wave with fewer crests.

• Observer A experiences a wave with lower energy.

• Observer A experiences a wave with a higher pitch.

• Observer A experiences a wave with a slower speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student is studying a type of wave. Which question will help the student determine if it is an electromagnetic wave?

• Is it a light wave?
• Is it a water wave?
• Is it a sound wave?
• Is it a seismic wave?

How would the energy carried by an electromagnetic wave change if the wavelength were lengthened?

• The energy would increase
• the energy would fluctuate
• the energy would decrease
• the energy would stay the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which comparison can be made between radio waves and other types of electromagnetic waves?

• Radio waves have the shortest wavelengths and the smallest amount of energy.
• Radio waves have the shortest wavelengths and the largest amount of energy.
• Radio waves have the longest wavelengths and the smallest amount of energy.
• Radio waves have the longest wavelengths and the largest amount of energy.

A sound wave transfers energy by

• causing the air particles to vibrate.
• creating a vacuum between areas of air particles.
• creating high and low pressure areas that push and pull the air around them.
• filling the space left when a vibrating object moves in a direction opposite to the wave’s motion.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What is a characteristic common to sound waves and light waves?

• They are longitudinal
• They are transverse
• They can travel in a vacuum
• They transfer energy

When the particles of a medium are vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy transfer, then the wave is a

• Longitudinal wave
• Transverse wave
• sound wave
• Standing wave

Waves that transfer energy parallel to the direction of vibration are known as

• Water waves

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Electromagnetic waves

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

• Sound waves
• Mechanical Waves
• Water waves
• Electromagnetic waves