Waves Vocab Quiz

Waves Vocab Quiz

6th - 8th Grade

49 Qs

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Waves Vocab Quiz

Waves Vocab Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a wave?

A repeated disturbance or vibration

Something that transfers matter

A source of energy

A force of attraction or repulsion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What instrument can we use to model waves?

Triple Beam Balance

Spring Scale

Meter Stick

Slinky Spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a medium?

A material through which waves can travel

The size between small and large

Someone who can speak to ghosts

Can only be a solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Waves transmit...

Energy

Energy and matter

Matter

Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is true of mechanical waves?

They do not require a medium

They require a medium

Examples are light, radio, and gamma

There is only one type of mechanical wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is true of electromagnetic waves?

They can travel with or without a medium

They can only travel with a medium

They can only travel without a medium

Examples are transverse and longitudinal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?

Sound

Seismic

Water

Light

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