Waves Extra Credit

Top of the wave

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)

• Crest
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which type of wave does sound travel in?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal

Which picture best shows the law of reflection?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What property of light makes this pencil appear to be bent or broken?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When light hits a black object, like the one in the picture, what will happen to the different colors?

• All colors of light will bounce off
• All colors of light pass through it
• All colors of light will be absorbed
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the longest wavelength on the EMS (electromagnetic spectrum)?

• Radio Waves
• Micro Waves
• Gamma Rays
• X-Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What happens to all of the light when it hits this object?

• reflection

• absorption

• transmission

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays