Sound Waves

What is transported by a wave?

• air

• energy

• matter

• particles

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A transverse wave is traveling through an unknown medium as shown in the diagram. How are the particles of the medium vibrating?

• parallel to the y-axis

• parallel to region R

• Parallel to the x-axis

• Parallel to Region Q

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Lance and Kasi conduct an activity using a slinky. Lance fixes one end of the slinky against a fixed support. He then moves the slinky back and forth, as shown.

Kasi sees the wave moving towards the fixed support. What is true for this mechanical wave?

• It transmits energy only

• It transmits matter only

• It transmits both matter and energy

• It transmits both energy and a medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What kind of wave requires the particles of a medium to vibrate and transfer energy?

• infrared light wave

• Radio Wave

• Seismic Wave

• Visible light wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave is classified as a mechanical wave?

• microwave

• infrared wave

• sound wave

• radio wave

Which type of wave can be a longitudinal wave?

• light waves

• seismic wave

• electromagnetic wave

• surface ocean waves

Which list below includes mechanical waves only?

• seismic waves, sound waves, and water waves

• radio waves, sound waves, waves in a rope

• infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light

• seismic waves, microwaves and x-rays

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

An undersea earthquake centered 1000 miles off the coast of Hawaii creates a tsunami headed toward the Hawaiian coast. This tsunami encounters a fishing boat 500 miles from the coast. What will happen to the boat?

• The tsunami will pick up the boat at its current position and carry the boat on its crest all the way into the coast.

• The tsunami will carry the boat toward the coast for many miles, but because the boat is so large, the wave canot carry it all the way to shore.

• The boat will be lifted up as the wave passes beneath it, and then be pushed many miles from the coast.

• The boat will bob up and down as the wave passes beneath it, but the wave will not carry the boat either toward or away from shore.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The diagram shows a readout from a device that measures sound waves.

How should these waves be described?

• mechanical longitudinal

• compressional electromagnetic

• compressional transverse

• mechanical transverse

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A student listed some properties of waves.

Which properties did the student list incorrectly?

• 3 and 2

• 4 and 1

• 2 and 4

• 1 and 3

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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