Waves Test #1 Review

Waves Test #1 Review

6th - 8th Grade

102 Qs

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Waves Test #1 Review

Waves Test #1 Review

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

6th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Beverly Alford

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102 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A string is attached to two fixed points & is compressed on one end and released. The resulting wave travels back & forth b/w until it comes to a stop.  This is an example of...
transverse wave
longitudinal
superpositional
refracted

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sound wave can be transmitted through all of the following except...
a gas
a liquid
a solid
a vacuum

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The distance between Earth and the Moon was determined by measuring the time it took for light from Earth to travel to the Moon and back.  Why wasn't sound waves used?
Sound must move through a medium.
Sound would change frequency.
Sound would move too slowly to be accurate.
Sound moves more slowly in Earth's atmosphere than in space.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What type of wave is illustrated in the spring?
electromagnetic 
mechanical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The squished part of this wave is called...
compression
rarefraction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The stretched part of this wave is called...
compression
rarefraction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What do waves carry?
particles
matter
energy
objects

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