Waves (entrance ticket) March 11th 2019

1. In 2001, NASA launched a probe to investigate very low-energy radiation emitted when the universe began. What part of the electromagnetic spectrum does this probe observe and record?

• infrared

• microwave

• ultraviolet

• visible

1. One technique for detecting breast cancer uses electromagnetic waves to detect temperature differences between cancer tissue and the surrounding normal tissues. What part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used in this technique?

• radio waves

• infrared radiation

• ultraviolet light

• x-rays

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)

• medium
• refraction
• reflection
• interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of wave is pictured?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Waving goodbye

• Stadium wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave is pictured?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Wave, what wave?

• Slinky wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1