4th Grade Waves Test

__________ measures the height of a wave from its resting position.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

__________ is the distance between two points on two back-to-back waves.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

True or False: Waves are only found in the ocean.

• True

• False

True or False: Waves can cause objects to move.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

According to the graph, through which medium will a sound wave travel slowest?

• Iron

• Glass

• Oxygen

• Water

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Choose two conclusions that are supported by the data shown in the bar graph.

• Sound waves travel at different speeds in different mediums.

• Sound waves travel faster through air than through water.

• Sound waves travel faster through water than through air.

• Sound waves travel at the same speed in different mediums.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

True or False: As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength of a wave decreases.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

An object that is _____________ lets some light through, but not all light.

• Transparent
• Transluscent

• Opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

An object that is _____________ lets all light through.

• Transparent
• Transluscent

• Opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

An object that is _____________ lets no light through.

• Transparent
• Transluscent

• Opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2