Waves- Light and Sound

Waves transfer

• water. 
• wind. 
• energy. 
• particles. 

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Sound travels as a ___________ wave. 

• longitudinal
• transverse
• water
• slinky

Sound reflecting off a surface produces a(n) 

• wave. 
• echo. 
• transverse. 
• reflection. 

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How high or low a sound is, is that sound's

• wave. 
• pitch. 
• longitude. 
• amplitude. 

A narrow beam of light that travels in a straight line. 

• lightning
• flood light
• light ray
• light weight

A sound wave can travel through a vacuum or empty space.

• True
• False

How loud or soft people hear a sound is related to the _________ of the sound wave.

• amplitude
• longitude
• echo
• lens

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance from one point on a wave to that same point on the next wave is known as

• amplitude.
• frequency.
• wavelength.
• reflection.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Wave frequency is measured in the unit of 

• hertz.
• pings.
• clicks.
• tones.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What means number of waves per second?

• wavelength
• reflection
• diffraction
• frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1