Light & Sound Waves

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through empty space
• They can change direction by reflection 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Sound waves must travel through ___________________.

• air

• a medium

• an outward area

• a short

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound waves can NOT travel through

• Air

• Water

• Earth

• space

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The sound that we actually hear is the vibration of molecules.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

If there is a loud noise in your house, the sound travels through

• the air

• the air and the wall

• the air, the wall, the floor

• the air and most everything in the house

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If there is a loud noise in space, the sound travels through

• the space particles

• small atoms in space

• space is a vacuum, so nothing

What is the source of a sound wave?

• Electricity

• Vibration

• Light waves

• Tiny nuclear explosions