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Sound waves travel as __________ waves.
transverse
electromagnetic
longitudinal
surface
Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _________.
shake
vibrate
move
stay still
A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _________.
rarefaction
surface wave
transverse wave
compression
A rarefaction is generated when particles move _______.
together
apart
closer
under
Sound waves cannot travel through _________.
paper
milk
hydrogen
empty space
In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?
solid
liquid
gas
vacuum
The elasticity of a substance describes how fast or slow its particles bounce back-and-forth as ______________ move through the object.
vibrations
chemicals
electrons
surface wave
Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?
elasticity
temperature
density
amplitude
Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?
hot
cold
Which of these is not a property of a sound wave?
intensity
elasticity
loudness
pitch
The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit of area is its ______________.
pitch
intensity
loudness
frequency
The ____________ of a wave increases with increased energy.
wave length
amplitude
Loudness of waves is measured in ______________.
hertz
decibels
watts
meters/second
The maximum safe level for loudness is __________.
0 dB
60 dB
85 dB
130 dB
Frequency of waves is measured in __________.
hertz
decibels
watts
meters/second
High frequency sounds have ___________ pitch.
high
low
The apparent change in frequency as a wave source moves in relation to the listener is the ___________.
Doppler Effect
Doppler Radar
Doppelganger
______________ is produced by vibrations.
Sound
Light
Smell
Feeling
The highness or lowness of a sound is its ____________.
pitch
volume
amplitude
frequency
A change in frequency results in a change of wave length; a change in amplitude does not.
true
false
The apparent change in frequency as a wave source moves in relation to the listener; the closer a person is to the source of the wave the higher the pitch appears to be
The Doppler Effect
The Law of Conservation of Energy
The Kinetic Theory of Matter
The Dappling Effect
How are frequency and pitch related?
The higher the frequency, the higher the pitch
The higher the frequency, the lower the pitch
How are loudness and intensity related?
The greater the intensity of the sound wave, the louder the sound
The greater the intensity, the quieter the sound
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