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Wave Properties Quiz

Authored by Jennifer Gifford

Physics

8th Grade

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Wave Properties Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sophia, Elijah, and Jackson are studying waves in their physics class. They are conducting an experiment where they observe a wave passing through a medium. What is the maximum distance that the particles in the medium move from their rest position as the wave passes through?

Frequency

Wavelength

Amplitude

Crest

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P.8.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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David, Mason, and Elijah are studying waves at the beach. They notice that the distance from one wave crest to the next crest or from one wave trough to the next trough remains constant. What property of a wave are they observing?

Frequency

Wavelength

Amplitude

Compression

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Evelyn, Mason, and Olivia are studying waves in their physics class. They learned that there is a term for the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second. What is this term called?

Frequency

Wavelength

Amplitude

Rarefaction

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P.8.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grace, Hannah, and Ethan are working on a science project about sound waves. They need to measure the frequency of a sound wave. Which unit should they use for this measurement?

Hertz (Hz)

Meters per second (m/s)

Wavelengths

Compressions

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P.8.6.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Benjamin, Abigail, and Olivia are studying waves in their physics class. They learned that the speed of a wave can be calculated in a certain way. Can you tell them how?

By multiplying the frequency of the wave by its wavelength

By dividing the amplitude of the wave by its wavelength

By dividing the frequency of the wave by its amplitude

By dividing the wavelength of the wave by its frequency

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P.8.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a science experiment, Luna, Harper, and James noticed that a certain type of wave travels fastest in the solid metal rod they were using, and slowest in the air around them. Which type of waves were they observing?

Sound waves

Electromagnetic waves

Transverse waves

Longitudinal waves

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P.8.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aria, Hannah, and Olivia are conducting a science experiment in a lab. They are trying to determine the speed of sound in dry air at 0°C. What do they find?

316 m/s

331 m/s

1,207 m/s

6,420 m/s

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P.8.6.2

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