Johnson Science 4th Grade Waves Test

Sound waves travel slowest through __________.

• gas

• liquid

• outer space

• solid

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How do waves lose energy?

• They break.

• They speed up.

• They slow down.

• They have high amplitude.

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What is amplitude?

• a wave with long wavelengths

• a wave with short wavelengths

• the height of a wave from rest position

• the volume of a wave from rest position

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What are gamma rays like?

• They have long wavelengths and low energy.

• They have long wavelengths and high energy.

• They have short wavelengths and low energy.

• They have short wavelengths and high energy

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What creates waves?

• energy

• surfers

• weather

• wind

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How far can an ocean wave travel?

• 3,000 miles

• 9,000 miles

• 15,000 miles

• 20,000 miles

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Which scientist ran experiments on ocean waves?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein

• Walter Munk

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What is a wave?

• how matter is transported through air

• how energy is transported through time

• how matter is transported through space

• how energy is transported through matter

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What are ocean waves caused by?

• rain

• sand

• water

• wind

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What is it called when a wave loses its energy?

• bending

• folding

• tilting

• breaking

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