Waves Sound

Waves Sound

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Waves Sound

Waves Sound

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The changing pitch of police car's siren as it moves by you is an example of

speed of sound

doppler effect

resonance

intensity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sound travels as a ____________ wave.

transverse

electromagnetic

longitudinal

gamma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture shows sound waves from a musical instrument. In which way is the sound wave in picture 1 different from the sound wave in picture 2?

it has a lower pitch

It has a lower volume

It has a greater amplitude

It has a higher frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why can't sound waves travel through a vacuum?

There are no particles to travel through and vibrate.

It is not dense enough.

The frequency is too high.

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do sound waves need a medium to travel?

They need to bounce off objects.

They need a medium to carry the vibration.

They cannot travel in a vacuum.

Both B and C are correct.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of waves are sound waves?

Transverse waves

Longitudinal waves

Surface waves

Electromagnetic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the medium affect the speed of sound?

Sound travels faster in solids than in gases

Sound travels faster in gases than in solids

The medium does not affect the speed of sound

Sound cannot travel through solids

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