sound and light waves

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is:

• crest

• the top

• trough

• the coast

The lowest point on a wave is:

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency

• trough

• longitudinal

• transverse

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• both

• none

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• The wavelength decreases.

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

• The wavelength increases.

• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).

• water

• air

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A

• B & D

• D

• C & G

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1