Oscillations

Dutch Scientist who invented a Pendulum Clock was

• Galileo Galilei in 1602

• Christiaan Huygens 1656

• Louis Essen and Jack Parry in 1955

Amplitude defines distance travelled between

• Mean Position to extreme position & back to mean position

• Maximum displacement from mean position to either side

• Total time taken to complete one oscillation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Your pulse is a repeating pattern of motion. How can your pulse be related to waves?

• Waves and your pulse both have beats.

• Waves and your pulse both transfer matter.

• Waves and your pulse are examples of things that oscillate.

• Waves and your pulse both have amplitude.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which statement best describes waves?

• Waves move matter from one place to another.

• Waves are repeating patterns of motion that transfer energy.

• Waves can move matter, but not energy.

• Waves are repeating patterns of motion.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves can be categorized by the two ways they move. What are the two types of waves?

• sound and light

• transverse & latitudinal

• transverse & longitudinal

• longitudinal & transcribe

Select the best description of wave frequency.

• How often a wave occurs in a certain amount of time.

• How often a wave occurs in an hour.

• How many times something happens in a year.

• How often a wave moves in 30 minutes.

What is the highest point of a wave?

• trough

• equilbrium

• amplitude

• crest

If the frequency of a wave is doubled, the wavelength will be...

• longer

• shorter

• The wavelength will remain the same.

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What is the measure of a wave from crest to crest?

• wavelength

• amplitude

• node

• trough

If the wavelength of a wave is tripled, the frequency will...

• Increase

• Decrease

• The frequency will stay the same.