PS4.2 ChoiceBoard

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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Which color has the shortest wavelength?

• Red

• Orange

• Yellow

• Blue

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

• wavelength
• crest
• trough
• amplitude 

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What do all waves transfer?

• Matter

• Heat

• Electricity

• Energy

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What do all waves transfer?

• Matter

• Heat

• Electricity

• Energy

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What are the two types of waves?

• longitudinal and transverse

• sound and light

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What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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Sound is a disturbance that travels through a ___ as a longitudinal wave.

• Vacuum

• Medium

• Space

The bouncing of a wave headed in a different direction.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Absurption

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How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.