Examine the Wave

Examine the Wave

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Examine the Wave

Examine the Wave

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A student makes a model of a wave, as shown.


What is the amplitude of the wave?

10 cm

18 cm

20 cm

27 cm

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

One factor affected by the force of a wave is the wave’s amplitude.


What is the amplitude of the waves shown?

5 cm

10 cm

12 cm

24 cm

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Examine waves A and B.


Which statement correctly compares waves A and B?

Wave B has a greater amplitude than wave A.

Wave A has a greater amplitude than wave B.

Wave B has a greater period than wave A.

Wave A has a greater period than wave B.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A student examines a wave.


A teacher tells the student to draw the same wave with double the frequency, while keeping the amplitude the same. How would the student draw the new wave?

Media Image
Media Image
Media Image
Media Image

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement describes the properties of the waves P and Q in the image?

Both waves have similar frequencies, but wave Q has a greater amplitude than wave P.

Both waves have similar amplitudes, but wave Q has a greater frequency than wave P.

Both waves have similar frequencies, but wave P has a greater amplitude than wave Q.

Both waves have similar amplitudes, but wave P has a greater frequency than wave Q.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement is true about a mechanical wave traveling from a water vapor medium into an ice medium?

The wave will travel faster through the ice than it will through the water vapor.

The wave will travel faster through the water vapor than it will through the ice.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Examine the diagram of a wave with points labeled W-Z.


Which point represents a crest of the wave?

W

X

Y

Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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