Waves basics
Authored by C Johnson
Physics
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do waves transfer from one place to another?
Sound
Water
Energy
Matter
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
NGSS.HS-PS4-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the maximum displacement of a wave known as?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Trough
Frequency
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes the distance of one entire oscillation of a wave?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Trough
Crest
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is measured in Hertz?
Time period
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you calculate the wave speed?
Wavelength + Frequency
Wavelength / Frequency
Wavelength * Frequency
Frequency / Wavelength
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of waves have oscillations perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?
Seismic waves
Sound waves
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?
Sound waves
Seismic P waves
Light waves
Shock waves
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NGSS.HS-PS4-3
NGSS.HS-PS4-5
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