Sound and Mechanical Wave

Sound and Mechanical Wave

8th Grade

24 Qs

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Sound and Mechanical Wave

Sound and Mechanical Wave

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

+2

Standards-aligned

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?

surface
mechanical
transverse
longitudinal

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?

Waves are transferred
Energy is transferred
Mass is transferred
Particles are transferred

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.

vibrations
stacking objects
an ordered sequence
colors

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which is true of a mechanical wave?

It must have a medium
It must travel in empty space.
It can travel in a vacuum.
Both sound and light are examples.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the amplitude of a wave?

the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
the distance traveled by the wave during one full cycle
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
the size of the disturbance

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the wavelength of a wave?

the size of the disturbance
the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
the distance between two crests of a wave
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is

in a circular motion.
parallel to the wave motion.
perpendicular to the wave motion.
in the opposite direction of the wave motion

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