Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves
Authored by Kelsey Weepie
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is true for sound waves?
They require a medium.
They are unrelated to vibrations.
They can not travel through liquids.
They can travel through a vacuum.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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?
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?
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 only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student is measuring the distance between the crest and the line of origin of both a mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave. Which question is the student trying to answer?
What is the speed of the waves?
What is the amplitude of the waves?
What is the wavelength of the waves?
What is the frequency of the waves?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which letter represents wavelength?
W
X
Y
Z
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which letter represents amplitude?
W
X
Y
Z
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?
They all have the same wavelength.
They are electromagnetic waves.
They are detected in the same way.
They store the same amount of energy.
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