Waves

Waves

6th Grade

16 Qs

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Waves

Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-4, MS-PS4-1

+2

Standards-aligned

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave REQUIRES a medium to travel?

Mechanical

Longitudinal

Electromagnetic

Transverse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are transverse waves different from longitudinal waves?

They have a lower wave frequency.

Vibrations are parallel.

Vibrations are perpendicular.

They move slower.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave has particles that move back and forth?

Mechanical

Electromagnetic

Transverse

Longitudinal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the highest point of a transverse wave called?

Crest

Amplitude

Wavelength

Trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a medium?

A term used to describe how waves travel.

A term used to describe wave energy.

A term used to describe the matter through which energy moves.

A term used to describe the size of a wave.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another. (example: pencil in a glass of water)

Absorption

Reflection

Transmission

Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)

Transmission

Reflection

Refraction

Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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