Waves Sound

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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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
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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