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6.8C Mechanical Waves

Authored by Andrea Reed

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6th - 8th Grade

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6.8C Mechanical Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?

crest

trough

amplitude

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What's the lowest point on a transverse wave called?

crest

trough

amplitude

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which term identifies the distance between any two adjacent crests on a wave?

crest

trough

amplitude

wavelength

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which term identifies the distance between the rest position and the crest or the trough.

crest

trough

amplitude

wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mechanical waves must travel through a

vacuum.

medium.

light.

sound

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the TWO types of mechanical waves?

longitudinal

electromagnetic

transverse

sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum or outer space.

True

False

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