Waves Unit Test

Waves Unit Test

8th Grade

79 Qs

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Waves Unit Test

Waves Unit Test

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

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

+8

Standards-aligned

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79 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"?

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

frequency
period
longitudinal 
transverse wave 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The type of waves that require a medium to pass through:

Mechanical Waves

Electromagnetic Waves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
The wavelength increases.
The wavelength decreases.
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a vacuum (empty space).

water.

air. 

glass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

A
B & D
D
C & G

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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