Quiz about Johnson Science 4th Grade Waves Test

Question 1

Sound waves travel slowest through __________.

Accepted Answer

gas

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liquid

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outer space

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solid

Question 2

How do waves lose energy?

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They break.

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They speed up.

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They slow down.

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They have high amplitude.

Question 3

What is amplitude?

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the height of a wave from rest position

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a wave with long wavelengths

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a wave with short wavelengths

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the volume of a wave from rest position

Question 4

What are gamma rays like?

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They have short wavelengths and high energy

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They have long wavelengths and low energy.

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They have long wavelengths and high energy.

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They have short wavelengths and low energy.

Question 5

What creates waves?

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energy

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surfers

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weather

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wind

Question 6

How far can an ocean wave travel?

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9,000 miles

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3,000 miles

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15,000 miles

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20,000 miles

Question 7

Which scientist ran experiments on ocean waves?

Accepted Answer

Walter Munk

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Benjamin Franklin

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Thomas Edison

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Albert Einstein

Question 8

What is a wave?

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how energy is transported through matter

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how matter is transported through air

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how energy is transported through time

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how matter is transported through space

Question 9

What are ocean waves caused by?

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wind

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rain

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sand

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water

Question 10

What is it called when a wave loses its energy?

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breaking

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bending

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folding

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tilting

Question 11

Sound waves travel fastest through __________.

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solids

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liquids

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gases

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outer space

Question 12

Label the parts of the wave.

What is number 1?

Accepted Answer

crest

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amplitude

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wavelength

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trough

Question 13

Label the parts of the wave. #2

Name #2 of the part of the wave.

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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crest

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wavelength

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trough

Question 14

Label the parts of the wave. #3

Name #3 of the part of the wave.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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crest

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amplitude

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trough

Question 15

Label parts of the wave. What is #4 of the wave?

Accepted Answer

trough

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crest

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 16

This wave has a __________ frequency.

Accepted Answer

high

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low

Question 17

Which animal uses echolocation?

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dolphin

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whale

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zebra

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robin

Question 18

Some animals in the ocean use sound to __________.

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avoid predators

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sleep

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eat fish

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locate habitats

Question 19

What do some ocean animals rely on to communicate?

Accepted Answer

sound

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their eyes

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their fins

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gravity

Question 20

Air particles travel in waves.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

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