A wave with a large amplitude

What happens when the wavelength of a sound wave decreases?

What happens when you decrease the amplitude of a sound wave?

A water wave hits a rock and breaks pieces off, making it change shape. This is known as ________.

A waving flag is an example of a

Sound waves are caused by

Hearing music always involves

Which seismic wave can move through any kind of matter?

Which is true of P-waves?

Seismographs detect ________ several seconds after they detect ________.

Which seismic wave can move only through solid rock?

Surface waves move matter

When you throw a pebble into a puddle, the point where the ripple is the highest is called the ____________.

What are breaking waves?

In which of these waves does matter move only from side to side?

The point where the matter carrying a sound wave is spread apart is known as the wave’s ________.

Water waves, waves on a string, and sound waves all

Lin is at a pond and tosses a pebble into the water. Below is a picture of what happens. Which BEST explains what happens in this example of a wave?

Juan is listening to his favorite song. The diagram shows how the sound wave travels to his ear. Which label should Juan add to the arrow?

Sarah sees a flag waving in the wind. She notices that the flag moves in a similar pattern as a wave on a string. Which claim about a flag wave is BEST supported by the evidence in the picture?

Marcus is playing his violin. Which BEST explains how the sound waves move as he plays?

Ana started a new fitness program at the gym. For one exercise, she had to wave heavy ropes up and down. Which claim is BEST supported by evidence in the photograph?

Jessie goes to the beach with her family. She notices how fast the waves are coming at her. The peaks of the waves are getting closer and closer to each other.

Kiley and her friends are playing with a jump rope outside. While her friends hold the rope and shake it, Kiley observes the number of crests of waves that pass a certain point over 20 seconds. In this time, there are 6 crests that pass the point.

Janelle is mixing music in her school’s computer lab. She has found a clip with a medium pitch, which is shown below. Now she is looking for a high-pitched sound clip. What characteristic would the high-pitched clip have compared to the medium-pitched clip?

Alex and his brother are surfing in the ocean. While they wait for a big wave, they bob up and down with the waves. Alex tries to explain the pattern of the waves and wavelengths to his brother.

While at the beach with his family, Joe watches the waves on the ocean and sees how wind forms a water wave. Which is the CORRECT order of steps for how air makes a water wave?

Ariana and her family go for a drive along the coast. Above the water, they see sharp cliffs. Which BEST explains how the motion of the waves impact the cliffs over time?

Ashton’s gym class plays with a parachute, as shown in the picture below. The parachute is an example of waves on a string. The parts of the wave are labeled on the picture to show the pattern of the wave’s movement.

Rory is at a science museum. To get the earthquake machine to begin moving, she needs to move the steps in the correct order. The table below tells the pattern of events when an earthquake occurs. Which is the correct order of the events?

Mary’s town has a small earthquake. Before the earthquake, her dog started barking. Which of the following types of waves did her dog detect?

Jolene works at a university. She studies earthquakes. When an earthquake occurs anywhere in her area, the waves of the earthquake are recorded by a seismograph in Jolene’s office. Which of the following represents an S-wave on her seismograph?

Tetsuo is visiting his aunt in Japan when an earthquake happens. His uncle was at work one hour away, and he barely felt the earthquake. Which of the following patterns BEST explains why his uncle did not feel the earthquake?