Sound Waves and EM Waves

Sound Waves and EM Waves

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Sound Waves and EM Waves

Sound Waves and EM Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The highest point of the transverse wave.

a. amplitude

b. crest

c. trough

d. wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs

a. amplitude

b. frequency

c. wavelength

d. speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of wave is an electromagnetic wave?

a. a transverse wave

b. a combination of longitudinal and transverse wave

c. a longitudinal wave

d. a shock wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

EM waves used in TV broadcasting and cellphone communication.

a. microwaves

b. radio waves

c. infrared

d. x rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

Which of the following is fundamentally different from the others?

a. X-rays

b. Sound waves

c. Light waves

d. Radio waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

increases

decreases

stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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