Waves, Energy, and Information

What travels in a sound wave that is coming from the mother dolphin?

• Particles

• Source

• Tsunami

• Energy

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What is the pattern of motion for this type of wave?

• Back & Forth

• Up & Down

• There is no pattern

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A wave is ______.

• The place where something comes from.

• Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

• A pattern of motion that travels away from a source.

• The ability to make things move or change.

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What is the pattern of motion of this type of wave?

• Back & Forth

• Up & Down

• There is no pattern

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Energy is motion is called _____.

• Potential Energy

• Sound Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Light Energy

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In which direction do sound waves and tsunami waves expand?

• In 1 directions

• In 2 directions

• In 3 directions

• In all directions

Which of the following is a measurement of a wave’s amplitude?

• the distance to the highest point of a wave

• the distance between waves

• the distance from which a sound can be detected

• the distance across the widest point of a wave

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Select the word that means: the length of a wave from one peak ot the next

• amplitude

• wavelength

• energy

• waveform

The crest is the

• low point

• high point

• mid point

• frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The _____ is the lowest point of the wave below the equilibrium.

• crest

• trough

• equilibrium

• wave

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