Wave Equations

Wave Equations

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Wave Equations

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MATH RESPONSE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a wave has a frequency of 96.5 Hz with a wavelength of .50 m its SPEED would be ___ m/s.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of wave causes the medium to vibrate PERPENDICULAR to the direction in which the wave travels?

longitudinal wave

transverse wave

surface wave

electromagnetic waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following

an area where particles in a medium are far apart

crest

highest point of a wave

rarefaction

lowest point of a wave

compression

an area where particles in a medium are close together

trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The wavelength of the green light from a traffic signal is centered at 5.22x 10-7 m.  What is the frequency of this radiation?

5.75 x 1014 Hz

2 x 10-15 Hz

156.6 Hz

7.88 x 1026 Hz

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the frequency of an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of 8.65 x 10-12 m?

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which is the correct equation for calculating the velocity (speed) of a wave?

T = 1/f

Velocity = Wavelength x Period

Velocity = Wavelength/Frequency

Velocity = Wavelength x Frequency

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram here represents four waves traveling to the right in the same transmitting medium. What is the wavelength of wave A?

0.25 m

0.50 m

0.75 m

1.00 m

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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