Waves, Parts of Waves and Wave Properties

What is the ability to cause change?

• energy

• matter

• volume

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is the

• wavelength

• crest

• amplitude

• trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

If the amplitude of a wave increased, what would happen to the amount of energy?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which letter labels the wave's amplitude?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.

• amplitude, trough

• amplitude, crest

• wavelength, trough

• wavelength, crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How does light travel when coming from a light source?

• in a straight line

• in a curved line

• in a swirled path

What happens when light is reflected?

• light remain inside of an object

• the light bounces off the object

• the light travels through the object and bends

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