Wave Energy

In general, the more energy a wave has the greater the amplitude.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In the figure shown, point A is called a ____.

• amplitude

• crest

• rarefaction

• trough

In the figure shown, point B is called a ____.

• amplitude

• crest

• rarefaction

• trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

You see yourself in a mirror because light ____ of the surface of the mirror.

• absorbs

• reflects

• transmits

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

For a wave, the larger the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.

• more

• less

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which type of wave can travel through empty space?

• sound waves

• electromagnetic wave

• water waves

What is the term for the matter through which a mechanical wave travels?

• conductor

• medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the region of a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together called?

• trough

• compression

• crest

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is:

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