Waves/Wave Properties

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2. What property of a wave is represented by letter B? (a)  

• A. Wavelength
• B. Amplitude
• C. Speed
• D. Frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7. Which of the following occurs as the frequency of a wave decreases?

• A. The wavelength increases
• B. The wavelength decreases
• C. The wavelength increases and then decreases
• D. The wavelength remains the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What does point C represent? (a)  

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest
• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow? (a)  

• Longitudinal waves
• Transverse waves
• Sound waves
• P-waves

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave? (a)  

• Compressions and rarefactions
• Crests and troughs
• Compressions and crests
• Rarefactions and troughs

How fast the wave is moving through a medium (a)  

• wave speed
• wavelength
• amplitude
• frequency

When a wave bounces off of something and moves in a different direction (a)  

• reflection
• refraction
• absorption
• propagation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?

• Frequency and wavelength
• Frequency and amplitude
• Amplitude and rest
• Wavelength and crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.

• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Frequency