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Year 11 Waves - Check your Understanding

Authored by Cora Henderson

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

NGSS covered

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Year 11 Waves - Check your Understanding
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Radio waves are received at a house at the bottom of a hill.
The waves reach the house because the hill has caused them to be 

diffracted.
radiated.
reflected.
refracted.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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In a ripple tank, water waves move towards a barrier with a narrow gap.  
Which diagram best shows the waves beyond the barrier? 

A
B
C
D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the best description of the speed of a water wave? 

 the distance between one wave crest and the next
the distance between the crest of a wave and a trough
 the distance that a particle of water moves up and down in one second
the distance that a wavefront moves along the surface in one second 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram shows a wave.
How many wavelengths are there between X and Y? 

1
1 ½
3

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram shows a ball floating in a tank of water.
Which diagram shows the movement of the ball as the wave passes? 

A
B
C
D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The diagram shows the relative wavelengths for several types of electromagnetic energy.
Which type of electromagnetic energy has a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet waves? 

visible light
microwaves
X-rays
infrared

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Two sets of water waves overlap as shown in the diagram.
From which two points are the sets of waves coming?

P and S 
T and R 
Q and T 
U and Q 

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