
Waves Quiz
Authored by Charmaine Benham
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is a wave?
A disturbance that transfers energy
Something you see at the beach
The substance that energy is transferred through
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is a medium?
The substance that a wave travels through
The number of waves that pass through a point during an amount of time
a crest and trough
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave transfers energy PERPENDICULAR to the direction of the disturbance
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave transfers energy in the SAME direction of the disturbance
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What's an example of a transverse wave?
electromagnetic wave
slinky
seismic wave
vibration in a string
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What's an example of a longitudinal wave?
slinky
ripples in the water
electromagnetic waves
light wave
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is frequency?
number of waves that pass through a point in an amount of time
distance between identical points on a wave (crest to crest)
maximum upward displacement
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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