Wave Quiz Reiew

Sound travels fastest through             .

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gasses

• Vacuums

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light travels fastest through             .

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gasses

• Vacuums

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

If the angle of incidence shown in the illustration to the right is 90 degrees, the angle of reflection is  

• 180

• 45

• 90

• 0

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

On a crisp autumn morning, Sarah could see a mirror image of the colorful trees in the water of the lake. What causes this?

• Refraction

• Absoprtion

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light waves enter into a prism and slow down due to the change in medium. The waves to bend as they move through the new medium. What causes this?

• Refraction

• Absoprtion

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Interference

Houses with carpet are much quieter than houses with tile or hardwood floors. What causes this?

• Refraction

• Absoprtion

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Interference

Many new headphones on the market are called "noise reducing" because they take sound waves that come in from the outside and add a sound wave to it that is exactly opposite (out of phase) to it; these add together to make no noise. What causes this?

• Refraction

• Absoprtion

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Interference

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What is amplitude a measure of?

• Energy

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Time

If you increase wavelength, what happens to the frequency of the wave?

• Increase Frequency

• Decrease Frequency

• Increase Wavelength

• Decrease Wavelength

• The Frequency remains the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

If you decrease wavelength, what happens to the frequency of the wave?

• Increase Frequency

• Decrease Frequency

• Increase Wavelength

• Decrease Wavelength

• The Frequency remains the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1