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What is the term used to describe the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

• Amplitude
• Period
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Which property of a wave is described by how often the waves pass a point?

• Velocity
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude

When waves run into each other they make

• reflection
• patterns

• diffraction
• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of waves are used in medical imaging to see inside the body?

• X-ray waves

• Visible light
• Infrared waves
• Gamma rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Earthquake Waves are called ​ (a)   waves

• seismic
• transverse
• oceanic
• sound
• light

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Amplitude is the ​ (a)   of the wave.

• height
• length
• frequency
• speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the effect called when an object moves faster than the speed of sound?

• Sonic boom

• Shock wave

• Sound barrier

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Long pipe makes ​ (a)   waves

• long
• short
• square
• triangular

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Movement of the spring is

• reflected

• refracted

• difracted

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What phenomenon is observed when sound waves are reflected off surfaces?

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Echo

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2