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Communicating with Signals Unit Quiz

Authored by Joni Neitzler

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Communicating with Signals Unit Quiz
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of a signal? Insert an image of a signal.

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Answer explanation

A piece of information that is communicated using the senses.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-3

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Besides writing and speech, what other ways of communicating involve sight? Hearing? Insert image examples.

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Sight - body language, traffic sign symbols, emojis, traffic lights

Hearing - car horns, whistles, sirens

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are some devices that let people send or receive messages to or from far away? Insert an image as well.

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Answer explanation

Phones, televisions, computers, two-way radios

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4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why were communication devices invented, such as radios?

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Answer explanation

To send and transmit information using electromagnetic waves or electric signals.

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5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Explain what the amplitude of a wave is.

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Answer explanation

The distance between the resting height and the highest point on the wave.

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6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the wavelength of a wave? Insert and image as an example.

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Answer explanation

The distance between the same point on successive waves.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a wave cycle?

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Answer explanation

A wave cycle is equal to a wavelength and is traditionally measured from the point at which the wave rise from the resting point.

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