Waves

Waves

6th Grade

16 Qs

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Waves

Waves

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Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

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NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-LS1-8

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person produces two sound waves with a flute, one immediately after the other. Both sound waves have the same pitch, but the second one is louder.  Which of the following properties is greater for the second sound wave?

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Speed in air

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wire is cut into four pieces of different lengths. Each piece is stretched between two supports to the same tightness. Which of the pieces, shown below, would give the highest pitch if it were plucked in the middle?

Shortest

longest

medium

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do playing guitars, banging drums and dropping pebbles in water have in common?

They all produce light

They all cause vibrations

They all convert heat to energy

They all need gravity to move

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound waves, water waves and light waves are all alike in that they all __________________.

Move energy from one place to another.

Move at the same speed

 Move without vibrating

Move the fastest in water

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the distance between 2 consecutive points in a phase on a wave called?

Frequency

Period

Amplitude

Wavelength

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best explains why thunder is heard after lightning is seen?

The eye works faster than the ear

Thunder is produced by the impact of lightning against the ground

Light travels slower than sound

Light travels faster than sound

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

Vacuum

Air

Steel

Water

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