All About Waves

All About Waves

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Felisa Ford

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic introduced in the image?

Light

Waves

Sound

Electricity

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a type of mechanical wave?

(a)  

Sound wave

Water wave

Light wave

Seismic wave

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Matter is ______ carried with the wave.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of wave can travel without a medium?

Mechanical wave

Electromagnetic wave

Sound wave

Water wave

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a transverse wave?

A wave in which the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction.

A wave in which the medium moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave.

A wave that does not require a medium.

A wave that travels in a vacuum.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: In a transverse wave, the lowest point is called the _______.

Crest

Trough

Compression

Rarefaction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the distance between one point on a wave and the exact same place on the next wave called?

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Wave Speed

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