Waves & Electromagnetic Spectrum

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a __________. 

• Wave
• Medium
• Vibration
• Compression 

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The bending of waves due to change in speed is called ______________. 

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Interference 

Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(an) _________. 

• Medium
• Electric Field 
• Magnetic Field 
• Change in either a magnetic or an electric field 

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Long sound waves are...

• high pitched
• low pitched
• medium pitched

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Short sound waves are...

• high pitched
• low pitched
• medium pitched

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When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...

• Low pitched
• High pitched
• Normal

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 

• high
• low
• medium

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The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves towards a wave-making source. 

• True
• False

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What can you tell about this object's motion?

• Moving to the North (up).
• Moving to the South (down). 
• Moving to the West (left). 
• Moving to the East (right). 

What do the light waves of a galaxy that is moving TOWARD us look like?

• red shifted
• blue shifted
• green shifted
• yellow shifted

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