Ch 15 Waves Vocabulary

Ch 15 Waves Vocabulary

9th - 12th Grade

22 Qs

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Ch 15 Waves Vocabulary

Ch 15 Waves Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3, MS-PS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

22 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Water waves...
are not mechanical waves.
transport water but not energy.
transport energy but not water.
transport energy and water.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Our eyes can detect light only within a range of _____ of visible light.
periods
frequencies
speeds
mediums

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light waves...
cannot travel through liquids.
are electromagnetic waves.
cannot travel through solids.
require a medium.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person is standing still and listening to a siren sounding an alarm. The frequency of the sound is 500 Hz. The person begins running toward the sound at a rate of 20 m/s. The frequency of the sound the person hears will
decrease
remain the same
increase
change by 20 Hz.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _____ is the distance between two neighbouring crests of a wave.
wavelength
frequency
amplitude
period

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speed of a sound wave...
depends on amplitude
depends on the medium
depends on wavelength
none of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound waves are...
circular waves
longitudinal waves
polarized waves
transverse waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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