Wavs

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8th Grade

25 Qs

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Wavs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Each section of the electromagnetic spectrum has a different amount of energy. Gamma rays have the highest energy and radio waves have the lowest energy. Compare the energy of visible light to the energy of a microwave.

they have the same amount of energy

visible light has lower energy than microwaves

visible light has higher energy than microwaves

it is impossible to tell the energy of light or microwaves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The graph indicates what about the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

as wavelength decreases, frequency increases

as wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

as wavelength increases, frequency increases

there is no relationship between wavelength and frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two people each hold the end of a rope and create waves by moving their arms up and down. This wave is best classified as a transverse wave because ___________.

both the rope particles and the wave are moving in the same direction

the wave is moving up and down as the particles of the rope move horizontally.

the wave is moving horizontally as the particles of the rope move up and down.

the wave is moving in a parallel direction with the motion of the person's arms.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagram shows a wave. The quantity shown is the amplitude. This quantity is directly proportional to which of these other quantities?

Energy

Frequency

Period

Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a type of mechanical wave?

Radio wave

Sound wave

Light wave

Gamma ray

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a longitudinal wave?

Light wave

Sound wave

Radio wave

Microwave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Looking at the wave diagram, which best describes the wave?

The period of the wave is decreasing.

The energy of the wave is decreasing.

The frequency of the wave is decreasing.

The wavelength of the wave is decreasing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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