SPS9 WAVES BASICS
Authored by Michelle Stalions
Science
7th - 9th Grade
NGSS covered
Used 152+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
27 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is true for sound waves?
They require a medium.
They are unrelated to vibrations.
They cannot travel through liquids
They can travel in a vacuum
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?
Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.
Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.
Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?
Does it require a medium in order to travel?
Can it pass through air and water?
Does it have a measurable speed?
Does it have a measurable frequency?
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the maximum distance that a sound wave displaces air molecules from their original undisturbed position?
Amplitude
Speed
Frequency
Wavelength
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A student is measuring the distance between the crest and the rest position of both a mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave. Which question is the student trying to answer?
What is the speed of the waves?
What is the amplitude of the waves?
What is the wavelength of the waves?
What is the frequency of the waves?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which distance represents the wavelength?
W
X
Y
Z
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which distance represents the amplitude?
W
X
Y
Z
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
Similar Resources on Wayground
22 questions
Periodic Table
Quiz
•
8th - 11th Grade
22 questions
Digestion Quiz
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
25 questions
8th Grade Sci. End of Matter Unit Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
24 questions
Python Quiz for Grade 8
Quiz
•
8th Grade - University
25 questions
Similarity(S.A.S and S.S.S. Similarity)
Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
25 questions
atmosphere
Quiz
•
5th Grade - University
25 questions
Renewable energies 2n ESO
Quiz
•
9th Grade
25 questions
Lab equipment and safety symbols
Quiz
•
7th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Fractions on a Number Line
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
20 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
22 questions
fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
20 questions
Main Idea and Details
Quiz
•
5th Grade
20 questions
Context Clues
Quiz
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
4th Grade
20 questions
Figurative Language Review
Quiz
•
6th Grade
Discover more resources for Science
33 questions
Grade 6 Quarter 3 PMA 5 Review
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
85 questions
Midpoint D1 Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
12 questions
Ecological Succession
Quiz
•
7th Grade
12 questions
Newton's Laws of Motion
Lesson
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Exploring the Rock Cycle: Types and Formation
Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Exploring the Layers of the Earth
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
20 questions
Pure Substances & Mixtures
Quiz
•
8th Grade
28 questions
Genes and Heredity
Lesson
•
8th Grade