Mechanical vs EM Waves

Mechanical vs EM Waves

8th Grade

9 Qs

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Mechanical vs EM Waves

Mechanical vs EM Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS.HS-PS4-1, NGSS.MS-PS4-2, CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The highest point on a wave is:

the crest
the trough
the top
the coast 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

frequency
period
longitudinal 
transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves

6.

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

7.

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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

1
2
3
4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following can sound travel through?

solid
liquid
gas
all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2