Ch. 17 Mechanical Waves and Sound

Ch. 17 Mechanical Waves and Sound

9th Grade

65 Qs

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Ch. 17 Mechanical Waves and Sound

Ch. 17 Mechanical Waves and Sound

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5, MS-PS4-2

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah McGregor

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65 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another is called ___.
a mechanical wave
a jump
an electromagnetic spectrum
visible light

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The material through which a wave travels is called ___.
mechanical wave
the medium
a vacuum
the gel

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A mechanical wave is created by ___.
work being done on a medium.
an energy source causing vibrations to travel through a medium
an energy source causing fluid to move
an energy source jumping through molecules within a gas

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes a transverse wave?
a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. 
a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to, or in the same direction as, the direction in which the wave travels. 
a wave in which the vibration of the medium travels along the surface separating two mediums, air and water.
None of the above. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes a longitudinal wave?
a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. 
a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to, or in the same direction as, the direction in which the wave travels. 
a wave in which the vibration of the medium travels along the surface separating two mediums, air and water.
None of the above. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When a longitudinal wave carries energy through a spring, the area where the coils of a spring are closer together that they would be in rest position is called ___.
rarefaction
compression
medium
prism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The time required for one cycle, a complete motion that returns to its starting point, is called the ___. (seconds/cycle)

period

frequency

beat

pitch

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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