Light, Sound, and Waves

Visible light is which type of wave?

• seismic
• mechanical
• longitudinal
• electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• green

• violet

• yellow

As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?

• amplitude
• frequency
• velocity
• wavelength
  

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which is a source of sound?

• thermal energy
• potential energy
• a vibration
• a medium
  

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What means number of waves per second?

• wavelength
• reflection
• diffraction
• frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The bouncing back of a light ray after hitting a surface is known as...

• diffraction
• refraction
• rebounding
• reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending of light is called refraction.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Higher frequency sound waves result in a lower pitch while a lower frequency waves result in a higher pitch.

• True
• False

What causes a yellow fire hydrant to appear yellow?

• It absorbs yellow light
• It reflects yellow light
• It transmits yellow light
• It reflects all colors except yellow

The high points on waves are called...

• troughs
• crests
• zeniths
• wavelengths