UNIT 8:  WAVES

UNIT 8: WAVES

8th Grade

40 Qs

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UNIT 8:  WAVES

UNIT 8: WAVES

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

MICHELLE Tindall

Used 667+ times

FREE Resource

40 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light travels as a(n) ________________________ wave.

longitudinal

sound

electromagnetic

high amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is the ________________________ .

amplitude

trough

frequency

wavelength

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________________________, the number of waves produced in a given amount of time, is expressed in Hertz.

Frequency

Wavelength

Amplitude

Electromagnetic vibration

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound is a(n) ________________________ wave because it cannot travel without a medium.

electromagnetic

mechanical

transverse

high frequency

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move away from their rest position is a measure of a wave’s ________________________.

crest

trough

amplitude

function

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shae uses the volume control on her TV to make the sound louder or softer. Which property of waves is Shae's volume control changing?

wave period

amplitude

wavelength

wave speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best explains what waves are?

wavy lines on graph paper

disturbances that transfer energy

light energy that changes into particles of matter

circles that move out from a central place

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