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Waves Vocabulary Review

Authored by Molly Travers

Science

5th - 6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 11+ times

Waves Vocabulary Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Sound travels as a _______.

Frequency

Light

Wave

Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____________ is the number of vibrations the ear receives, or the number of wave cycles per second.

Wavelength

Frequency

Energy

Wave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A wave with a high frequency will also have a high...

Wavelength

Height

Amplitude

Pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which wave shown here has a higher frequency, Diagram A (top diagram) or Diagram B (below)?

Diagram A

Diagram B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these two waves would have a lower pitch?

The orange wave

The blue wave

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Frequency, or wave cycles per second, is measured with a unit called...

Energy

Hertz (Hz)

Speed

Distance

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Areas of high air pressure in a longitudinal wave are called...

Compressions

Rarefactions

High frequency

Low amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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