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All About Waves

All About 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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Felisa Ford

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic of the section titled 'All About Waves'?

Light

Sound

Waves

Particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The section 'All About Waves' is likely to cover topics related to ______.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a wave?

(a)  

A disturbance that carries matter

A disturbance that carries energy

A disturbance that carries sound

A disturbance that carries light.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT carried with a wave?

A) Energy

B) Matter

C) Sound

D) Light

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a transverse wave, the highest point is called the ____.

A) Trough

B) Crest

C) Compression

D) Rarefaction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about compressional (longitudinal) waves?

A) The medium moves at right angles to the wave direction.

B) The medium moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave.

C) The wave does not require a medium.

D) The wave travels in a vacuum.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of a wave is described as the highest point?

Trough

Crest

Compression

Rarefaction

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