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Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

Authored by Faculty Kyles

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place:

wave
particle
force
matter

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel:

Electromagnetic wave
Sound wave
Gravity wave
Mechanical wave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The material through which a wave travels:

substance
element
object
medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves:

refraction

electromagnetic radiation

conduction
convection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels:

standing wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
mechanical wave

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest position as a longitudinal wave passes through the medium:

Wavelength
Frequency
Velocity
Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels:

Standing wave
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Surface wave

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