Waves, Part 1

Waves, Part 1

9th - 12th Grade

31 Qs

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Waves, Part 1

Waves, Part 1

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Quiz

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-1

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31 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

frequency
period
longitudinal 
transverse wave 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
The wavelength increases.
The wavelength decreases.
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a vacuum(empty space).
water.
air. 
glass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

1
2
3
4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

crest
energy
wave
trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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