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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow are sound waves of lower pitches different from sound waves of higher pitches?They are longerThey are shorterThey are closer togetherThey are farther apart.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA piano tuner will tighten the strings of a piano so that the pitch will beloudersofterlowerhigher
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA guitar can change its pitch. What do you do to the strings to make a higher pitch?loosen the stringstighten the stringspluck the strings harderpluck the strings softer
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSound is a kind of energy made byheatvibrationscold
- 5. Multiple ChoiceLow pitch sound wave always hasa longer wavelengtha shorter wavelengthsmall amplitudea high volume
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSound travels faster throughsolidsliquidsgas
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow do we observe sound?tastingsmellinghearingseeing
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best shows how sound waves travel?a branch on a tree movinga car speeding down the roada baseball hit by a bata pebble dropped in a bowl of water
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe high or low of a sound.vibrationfrequencypitchamplitude
- 10. Multiple ChoiceNumber of vibrations in an amount of timefrequencyvibrationvolumepitch
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe back and forth movement of matter.frequencyvibrationpitchvolume
- 12. Multiple ChoiceVibration that carries sound energy through matter.vibrationfrequencysound wavevolume
- 13. Multiple Choicefill in the blank with the correct word in parenthesis.
A sound with high frequency has a ______ pitch.highlow - 14. Multiple Choicea sound with a high volume is _________.loudsoft
- 15. Multiple Choice
A _____ is a vibrational disturbance that involves mechanical motion of molecules transmitting energy from one place to another.
sound
wave
vibration
sound wave
- 16. Multiple Choice
When a vibration passes through one complete up-and-down motion, from compression to rarefaction.
one period
one frequency
one cycle
one wavelength
- 17. Multiple Choice
The number of cycles that a vibration completes in one second is expressed as ______
period
wavelength
frequency
cycle
- 18. Multiple Choice
_____ is the relative tonal highness and lowness of a sound
period
pitch
fequency
loudness
- 19. Multiple Choice
Frequency limits change with natural aging, particularly in the ____ frequencies
lower
medium
higher
- 20. Multiple Choice
Sound with frequencies below the low end limit of 20 Hz is called _____
infrasonic
ultrasonic
supersonic
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