
SPS9 - Properties of Waves
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a Mechanical Wave?
A type of energy that moves through a vacuum
A wave that transmits energy through a medium
A wave that exists only in mechanical systems
A wave that can travel without a medium
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are particles of a medium displaced in a Longitudinal Wave?
In a direction perpendicular to the energy movement
Randomly
In a direction parallel to the energy movement
Not displaced at all
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What describes the displacement of particles in a Transverse Wave?
Particles move in a direction parallel to the direction of energy
Particles are not displaced
Particles move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of energy movement
Particles vibrate but stay in the same place
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'Frequency' refer to in wave terminology?
The height of the wave
The speed of the wave
How often the wave occurs
The energy of the wave
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Amplitude of a wave?
The speed of the wave
The pitch of the sound
The height of the wave
The frequency of the wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'Pitch' describe in terms of sound?
The loudness of the sound
The duration of the sound
How high or low a sound is
The speed of sound waves
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do waves primarily transport?
Matter
Energy
Light
Heat
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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