How do these waves differ?

they carry different amounts of energy

they travel at different speeds

they have different wavelengths

they are a different distance from the source

Which of the following is true for sound waves?

They are unrelated to vibrations.

They cannot travel through liquids

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?

Does it require a medium in order to travel?

Can it pass through air and water?

Does it have a measurable speed?

Does it have a measurable frequency?

What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

They are electromagnetic waves.

They all have the same wavelength.

They are detected in the same way.

They store the same amount of energy.

Properties of Waves

Quiz

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Physics

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS

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

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The material through which a mechanical wave travels is

a medium.

empty space.

ether.

air.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A _______________ wave travels through a medium as a series of
compressions and rarefactions

sine

longitudinal

pulse

transverse

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A wave is passing through a uniform medium. As the frequency of this
wave increases, its wavelength

depends on amplitude

decreases.

increases.

does not change

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The amplitude of a mechanical wave determines how much
________________ the wave transfers per unit time.

energy

air

wavelength

matter

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which letter represents wavelength?

A

B

C

D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which letter represents the wave crest?

A

B

C

D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which letter represents the wave trough?

A

B

C

D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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