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Understanding Waves

Understanding Waves

Assessment

Passage

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-3

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Felisa Ford

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of waves require a medium to travel through?

Mechanical waves

Electromagnetic waves

Surface waves

All of the above

2.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which property of a wave determines its energy and intensity?

(a)  

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens when a wave passes from one medium to another and changes speed?

(a)  

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

Interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

Mechanical waves

Electromagnetic waves

Surface waves

None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

(a)  

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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