Waves Vocab Quiz

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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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Alyssa Hooper
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a wave?
A repeated disturbance or vibration
Something that transfers matter
A source of energy
A force of attraction or repulsion
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What instrument can we use to model waves?
Triple Beam Balance
Spring Scale
Meter Stick
Slinky Spring
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a medium?
A material through which waves can travel
The size between small and large
Someone who can speak to ghosts
Can only be a solid
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Waves transmit...
Energy
Energy and matter
Matter
Neither
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is true of mechanical waves?
They do not require a medium
They require a medium
Examples are light, radio, and gamma
There is only one type of mechanical wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is true of electromagnetic waves?
They can travel with or without a medium
They can only travel with a medium
They can only travel without a medium
Examples are transverse and longitudinal
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?
Sound
Seismic
Water
Light
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