Characteristics of Waves Part 2

As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ______________ decreases.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

In ________________ interference, the energy of the combined waves is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.

• constructive

• deconstructive

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The crests and troughs of a standing wave are called ______________.

• antinodes

• nodes

• resonance

• wavelength

In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called what?

• Rarefactions

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Constructive Inference

In what waves are the particles of the medium move at right angles to the direction in which the wave is traveling?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal wave

• Mechanical Wave

What is a wave called when a wave bends as it passes a point of land?

• Diffraction

• Rarefaction

• Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Nodes are points on a standing wave where the amplitude of the wave is _________________.

• maximum

• antinodes

• minimum

Surface waves combine the properties of transverse and longitudinal waves so that the particles in the wave move with a ______________ motion.

• circular

• perpendicular

• wave

What are the waves that require a medium through which to travel?

• Mechanical Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If you move a rope you are giving it what?

• Energy

• Motion

• Movement

• Atoms

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5