8.2 OpenSciEd Sound Vocabulary Assessment

What is the role of the object labeled as 'B' in the diagram?

• Sound Source

• Sound Traveling

• Sound Receiver

• Sound Frequency

What does the term 'sound source' refer to?

• The object that receives the sound

• The medium through which sound travels

• The origin of the sound

• The frequency of the sound wave

What is a property of sound waves?

• They can only move through liquids

• They can cause vibrations in materials

• They are visible under certain conditions

• They cannot be absorbed by surfaces

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What travels from the sound source to the sound receiver?

• Light waves

• Sound waves

• Water waves

• Radio waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of energy is associated with movement?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

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What is a contact force?

• A force that acts at a distance

• A force that an object experiences due to contact with another object

• A force that is only present in liquids

• A force that is only present in gases

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What is the definition of amplitude?

• The distance between the midpoint and a high point or low point

• The time it takes for a wave to complete one cycle

• The number of waves that pass a point in one second

• The height of a wave from peak to peak

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In the context of waves, what does the term "peak" refer to?

• The lowest point of a wave

• The highest point of a wave

• The midpoint of a wave

• The distance between two waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the term for the lowest point in a wave diagram?

• Peak

• Crest

• Valley

• Amplitude

Which of these substances allows sound to travel through it as a liquid?

• Air

• Water

• Glass

• Vacuum