Sound Wave Models

A student investigates the four waves shown. Using the information in the models, which wave has the highest frequency?

• Wave 1

• Wave 2

• Wave 3

• Wave 4

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Which statement best compares Wave 1 and Wave 2?

• Wave 1 has a smaller amplitude and a shorter wavelength than Wave 2.

• Wave 1 has a greater amplitude and a longer wavelength than Wave 2.

• Wave 1 has a greater amplitude and a shorter wavelength than Wave 2.

• Wave 1 has a smaller amplitude and a longer wavelength than Wave 2.

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The student adds labels to Wave 1, as shown. Which labels represent the wave's wavelength and amplitude?

• Label A represents the wavelength, and label B represents the amplitude.

• Label D represents the wavelength, and label B represents the amplitude.

• Label D represents the wavelength, and label C represents the amplitude.

• Label A represents the wavelength, and label C represents the amplitude.

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Use the drop-down menus to compare the waves. Wave 4 has the same wavelength as [Wave 1/Wave 2/Wave 3] and the same amplitude as [Wave 1/Wave 2/Wave 3].

• Wave 4 has the same wavelength as Wave 2 and the same amplitude as Wave 1.

• Wave 4 has the same wavelength as Wave 1 and the same amplitude as Wave 2.

• Wave 4 has the same wavelength as Wave 3 and the same amplitude as Wave 2.

• Wave 4 has the same wavelength as Wave 3 and the same amplitude as Wave 1.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Marcy has two objects, X and Y. Object X looks yellow, and object Y looks black. Which statement best explains the color of the objects?

• Object X is refracting the yellow wavelength of light, and object Y is reflecting the yellow wavelength of light.

• Object X is reflecting the yellow wavelength of light, and object Y is absorbing the yellow wavelength of light.

• Object X is diffracting the yellow wavelength of light, and object Y is reflecting the yellow wavelength of light.

• Object X is absorbing the yellow wavelength of light, and object Y is reflecting the yellow wavelength of light.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following statements best describes how the human eye sees an object?

• Light must be refracted by the object and then absorbed by the eye.

• Light must be deflected by the object and then absorbed by the eye.

• Light must be diffracted by the object and then absorbed by the eye.

• Light must be reflected by the object and then absorbed by the eye.

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Color blindness is the decreased ability to see colors. Red-green color blindness is the most common form. Individuals who are color blind have a difficult time seeing different wavelengths of light. Now there is new technology, in the form of glasses, that will allow a red-green color-blind person to see these colors.

• The glasses physically fix the individual's eyes so they can see the different wavelengths of light and the different colors.

• The glasses change the way the wavelengths of light are filtered by the individual's eyes so they can see colors.

• The glasses add the different wavelengths back into the light so the individual can see the different colors.

• The glasses filter out all other wavelengths of light so the individual only sees the colors they could not see before.

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Which best describes the white light in the visible spectrum?

• a mixture of every wavelength and color of visible light

• a mixture of only seven colors and wavelengths of visible light

• a mixture of only red, blue, and yellow wavelengths of visible light

• a mixture of colors that cannot be broken up in the spectrum of visible light

Which model shows how light waves react with a red jacket?

• A. [Diagram A]

• B. [Diagram B]

• C. [Diagram C]

• D. [Diagram D]

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As light travels through air and strikes water, which picture shows what happens to the light ray?

• A. [Image of a glass with a straight light ray passing through air and water without bending]

• B. [Image of a glass with a light ray bending towards the normal as it enters the water]

• C. [Image of a glass with a light ray bending away from the normal as it enters the water]

• D. [Image of a glass with a straight light ray passing through air and water at a different angle]

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