Mechanical Waves
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Science
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9th Grade
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Easy
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a wave?
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
A sound in the air
A type of particle
A form of light
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is required for mechanical waves to travel?
A medium
Magnetism
A vacuum
Electricity
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of wave moves the medium perpendicular to the direction of the wave?
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Seismic wave
Surface wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?
Rarefactions
Compressions
Crests
Troughs
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a longitudinal wave, what are the areas where the particles of the medium are spread apart called?
Compressions
Troughs
Crests
Rarefactions
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the unit of frequency?
Watt
Meter
Second
Hertz
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens during refraction of waves?
They disappear
They split into two
They bounce back from a surface
They bend as they enter a different medium
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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