Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

Waves and Sound

Quiz by Angie Plaine

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
26 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    waves that require a medium to travel through.
    electromagnetic waves
    mechanical waves
    microwaves
    ultraviolet waves
    30s
  • Q2
    Two types of mechanical waves are
    transverse and longitudinal
    surface waves and electromagnetic waves
    transverse and electromagnetic
    longitudinal and electromagnetic
    30s
  • Q3
    waves that move up and down (energy goes side to side, wave moves perpendicular to energy)
    Longitudinal Waves
    Surface Waves
    Electromagnetic Waves
    Transverse Waves
    30s
  • Q4
    Energy moves back and forth and so does the wave (parallel)
    Electromagnetic Waves
    Transverse waves
    Longitudinal Waves
    Surface Waves
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to the next?
    work
    power
    waves
    fire
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the material through which waves travel?
    Energy
    Air
    Space
    Medium
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
    Surface Waves
    Electromagnetic Waves
    Medium Waves
    Mechanical Waves
    30s
  • Q8
    Waves that do not require a medium to travel through
    Mechanical Waves
    Surface Waves
    Medium Waves
    Electromagnetic Waves
    30s
  • Q9
    The distance the waves moves from its resting position
    Wave Length
    Trough
    Amplitude
    Crest
    30s
  • Q10
    The distance from one crest to the next on a wave (or the distance from two similar parts of a wave)
    Wavelength
    Crest
    Trough
    Amplitude
    30s
  • Q11
    How many waves can pass a given point in a certain amount of time
    Speed
    Power
    Frequency
    Wavelength
    30s
  • Q12
    The highest point on a wave is called
    Trough
    High Point
    Crest
    Wavelength
    30s
  • Q13
    The lowest point on a wave is called
    Trough
    Crest
    Lowest Point
    Wavelength
    30s
  • Q14
    The unit used to measure loudness
    Meters
    Hertz
    Decibels
    Volume
    30s
  • Q15
    The unit used to measure frequency
    Celcius
    Decibels
    Hertz
    Frequency
    30s

Teachers give this quiz to your class