Waves Test Review

Waves carry ____________.

• Energy

• Matter

• Both matter and energy

• Neither matter nor energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When sound waves bounce off a surface and create an echo, the waves are being ____________.

• transmitted

• reflected

• refracted

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of waves DO NOT require a medium to carry energy and can travel through space?

• electromagnetic

• ocean

• mechanical waves

• sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of wave vibrates perpendicular to the motion of the wave so it moves up and down or side to side?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface wave

• sound wave

The substance a wave travels through is called the _________.

• wavelength

• medium

• frequency

• conductor

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

As the wavelength gets longer, the energy of the wave _______.

• increases

• decreases

• there is no change

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

As the wavelength of a wave gets longer, the frequency gets ____________.

• higher

• lower

• it is not affected

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be seen by the human eye?

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• visible light

• microwaves

Sound waves are ___________.

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which part of the wave is pointing to the crest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1