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Wave Properties Quiz

Authored by Samantha Rakes

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 28+ times

Wave Properties Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do all waves transmit?

matter

energy

water

sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?

they all produce light

they all cause vibrations

they all convert heat to energy

they need gravity to move

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all _______________

move energy from one place to another

move at the same speed

move without vibrating

move the fastest in water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called?

frequency

Period

amplitude

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called ___________

Compressions

Condensations

depressions

rarefactions

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

vacuum

air

water

steel

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquakes create _______________ waves

transverse

dangerous

electromagnetic

seismic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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