Mechanical vs Electromagnetic

Mechanical vs Electromagnetic

6th - 10th Grade

19 Qs

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Mechanical vs Electromagnetic

Mechanical vs Electromagnetic

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Physics

6th - 10th Grade

Medium

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

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between Electromagnetic (EM) waves and Mechanical waves?

They are the same thing just has different names

EM waves can transfer energy without a medium, while mechanical waves needs a medium to transfer energy.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Radio waves, microwaves, X-Rays, and gamma rays are considered which type of wave?

Mechanical Wave

Electromagnetic (EM) waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which waves carry energy and not objects?

Mechanical Waves

Electromagnetic (EM) waves

Both

Neither

4.

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All electromagnetic waves have the same...

frequency
speed
wavelength
energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are

gamma rays

x-rays

infrared waves

radio waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A sound wave is an example of what type of wave?

electromagnetic wave

mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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