Wave Calculations

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1500m/s for 3.5 seconds. What distance does it travel?
750m
4 500m
428.57m
365m
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1500m/s for 2 seconds. How far does it travel?
750m
340m
3000m
300 000 000 m/s
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Two boats are anchored in the harbor, separated by a horizontal distance of 18 m. The vertical distance between a boat's highest and lowest position is 4.8 m.
What is the amplitude of the wave?
4.8 m
9.6 m
18 m
2.4 m
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which wave has a greater frequency?
A
B
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The unit of frequency is ___.
meters
nanometers (nm)
m/s
Hertz
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
what type of wave is it?
Squishy Wave
Transverse Wave
longitudinal wave
longitudinal/compression/pressure waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A person floating in a tube experiences the wake from a passing boat. If the person goes up then down then back up to where they started 1.2 seconds what is the period of the water wave?
1.2 s
1.2 Hz
0.83 s
0.83 Hz
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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