waves

What is a wavelength?

• How many waves pass a certain point

• The distance from one wave crest to another

• The entire length of a wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

To transmit means to

• go to lunch

• send

• go west

• call

Waves move ___ through vibrations

• Energy
• Matter
• Mass
• Weight

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which answer best explains what causes a wave?

• Shaking
• Potential energy
• Light
• Vibrations

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?

• T = 1/f
• Speed= Wavelength x Period
• Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
• Speed= Wavelength x Frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1