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6.1 Waves Test

Authored by Kim Waters

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8th Grade

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6.1 Waves Test
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21 questions

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1.

LABELING QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Label the following diagram.

a
b
c
d
amplitude
wavelength
Crest
Trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

crest

the place where constructive interference

causes the largest wave

diffraction

the bending of a wave around a barrier

compression

the maximum distance a wave vibrates from

its rest position

antinode

the highest point of a transverse wave

amplitude

a section in a longitudinal wave where the

particles are tightly packed together

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

node

the point where destructive interference causes

no displacement

frequency

the number of complete waves that pass a

particular point in a unit of time

longitudinal wave

a wave in which the movement of the medium’s

particles is parallel to the direction of the

wave’s movement

interference

the effect produced by the combination of two

or more waves

medium

any substance through which a wave can

travel

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves that travel through liquid media are both transverse and longitudinal.

True

False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves can travel through solid, liquid, and gaseous mediums.

True

False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves transfer matter, not energy.

True

False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave’s speed depends on the density and compressibility of the medium through which it travels.

True

False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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