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Article: Why No One In Space Can Hear You Scream

Article: Why No One In Space Can Hear You Scream

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Romig

Used 8+ times

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't sound travel in space?

Because space is a vacuum with no medium for sound waves to travel through.

Because space is too cold for sound waves to exist.

Because sound waves are absorbed by cosmic radiation.

Because sound waves are blocked by magnetic fields.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of waves can travel through space?

Electromagnetic waves

Sound waves

Mechanical waves

Water waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is necessary for sound waves to travel?

A medium like solid, liquid, or gas

A vacuum

High temperature

Low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when an object vibrates in space?

It doesn't create sound waves because there are no molecules to carry the vibrations.

It creates sound waves that travel through space.

It creates electromagnetic waves instead of sound waves.

It causes a chain reaction of explosions.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can you see an explosion in space but not hear it?

Because light waves can travel through the vacuum of space, but sound waves cannot.

Because explosions in space don't emit sound waves.

Because the light from explosions is much stronger than the sound.

Because sound waves are too slow to reach the observer.

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