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Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves and Properties Review

Authored by Charles Martinez

Physics

5th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves and Properties Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What kind of wave is pictured below?

compressional wave
transverse wave
sound wave
mechanical wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?

crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the top of the wave?

crest
trough
amplitude
frequency

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

it makes the sound louder
it makes the sound travel faster
it increases the wavelength of the sound
it increases the frequency of the sound

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves that require a medium are called 

mechanical waves
transverse waves
light waves
gamma rays

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?

compressional waves
mechanical waves
transverse waves
ultraviolet rays

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?

compression
rarefaction
crest
trough

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