Waves and Fields Practice Test

A wave that must travel through a medium is a(n)______________wave.

• Mechanical

• Radio

• electromagnetic

• ultraviolet

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The energy carried by a wave is shown by its ____________

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• intensity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance from one crest to another is the _____________

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• intensity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How many waves pass a point in a certain time is the ___________.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• intensity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A _________ is a substance that can carry waves

• vacuum

• trough

• medium

• partition

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Only _______________ can travel through a vacuum

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

• sound

• ocean

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

An echo is an example of a wave being ________________________.

• absorbed

• transmitted

• repelled

• reflected

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Seismic waves, sound waves and ocean waves are all ___________ waves.

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• radio

• ultraviolet

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A place with no matter is known as a(n) _________________________.

• vacuum

• trough

• medium

• partition

We can see color due to ________________________.

• faster light

• transmitted light

• absorbed light

• reflected light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2