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Sound Waves Review

Authored by Rebecca Saliba

Science

5th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Sound Waves Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The images show a transverse wave and a longitudnal wave.

Which statement is true?

Both have wavelengths.

Neither have wavelengths

Neither uses energy to move.

Both can move in only one type of medium.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This is a wave pattern diagram for 2 transverse waves.

How do the waves compare??

Wave 1 has a longer wavelength than wave 2.

Wave 1 has a higher frequency than wave 2.

Both waves have the same wavelength.

Both waves have the same frequency.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram below shows 2 soundwaves as they travel through air.

Which comparison can be made about Wave A and Wave B

Wave A travels faster than Wave B

Wave A travels slower than Wave B

Wave A has a lower frequency than Wave B.

Wave A has a higher frequency than Wave B

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram shows a sound wave moving through air from a speaker to an ear. What type of wave is sound?

electromagnetic

longitudinal

light

transverse

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does sound travel through a solid?

by vibrating the molecules in the matter

by moving in a straight line through the object

by changing its speed as it moves through the object

by remaining very still while travelling through the matter

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is is easier for sound waves to move through solids than liquids?

Molecules in liquids do not move.

Molecules are further apart in solids.

Molecules are closer together in solids.

Molecules in liquids are packed too closely together.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Through which type of matter does sound move most quickly?

gas

liquid

plasma

solid

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