Wave Properties & Types

Wave Properties & Types

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Wave Properties & Types

Wave Properties & Types

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3

Standards-aligned

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

When you measure the amplitude, you are measuring distance from crest to resting point of the medium. What is this showing?

Energy of the wave. Higher the amplitude, the greater the energy

Energy of the wave. The lower the amplitude, the greater the energy

The frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The wavelength shows...

The length of a single wave within a train (from crest to crest)

The length of a wave train

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The higher the frequency of a wave train...

The more waves there are in a given amount of time

The less waves there are in a given amount of time

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In order to calculate speed of a wave that is traveling, you multiply...

wavelength x frequency

frequency x amplitude

amplitude x wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the relation between the frequency of electromagnetic waves and their wavelength?

Higher frequency= Higher wavelength

Higher frequency= Lower wavelength

Lower frequency = Lower wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do we know that light does not need a medium in which to travel?

I can see light from the bulb in the ceiling.

I can see light that travels through outer space from the sun.

When I hold up a piece of paper to a lit flashlight, I can still see the light.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Top point of a transverse wave above the resting point of the medium is called a _________________.

Crest

Crust

Trough

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