Wave Frequency Across Mediums

What remains constant when a wave moves from one medium to another?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

• Amplitude

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

When a wave travels from air into water, what will happen to its frequency?

• It will increase

• It will stay the same

• It will decrease

• I don't know

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If the frequency of a wave is 500 Hz in air, what will be its frequency in water?

• 250 Hz

• 500 Hz

• 750 Hz

• 1000 Hz

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is NOT affected when a wave changes medium?

• Speed

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Direction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What determines the frequency of a wave?

• How fast the wave’s source is vibrating

• The material it is traveling through

• The speed of the wave

• The distance the wave has traveled

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1