Mechanical Waves Vocabulary

Mechanical Waves Vocabulary

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Mechanical Waves Vocabulary

Mechanical Waves Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do waves carry from place to place?

Energy, but not matter or particles

Energy and matter or particles

Matter or particles but not energy

Neither energy nor matter or particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which wave is pictured?

Transverse

Longitudinal

Both

Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

1

2

3

4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of wave is this?

Longitudinal

Transverse

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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