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Types of waves

Authored by Lindsay Bogachuk

Physics

7th - 8th Grade

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Types of waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What type of wave moves by pushing together and spreading apart in a parallel direction to the way the wave travels?

longitudinal
transverse
ocean 
radio 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of wave must have a medium to vibrate?

Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Infrared
Radio

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of wave can travel without a medium? It can travel through a vacuum or empty space.

Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Longitudinal
Seismic 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is another word we use to describe empty space?

Medium
Vacuum
Water
Speed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What do we call a wave where the particles move back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?

Transverse
Longitudinal
Sound
Primary Seismic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which one of the following is an example of a mechanical wave?

radio
seismic
infrared
ultraviolet

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What measures the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time?

Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Speed

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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