sound waves

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring energy

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wave

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A reflected sound wave

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echo

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What causes the echo when you and your father inspect an empty house and notice your voices and footsteps echoing?

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sound waves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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Material for ear protectors for loud jet engines: a material that produces sound, a material that absorbs sound, a material that transmits sound, a material that amplifies sound

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a material that absorbs sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's

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frequency.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above? Options: The distance represented by C would increase, The distance represented by C would decrease, The distance represented by D would increase, The distance represented by D would decrease.

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The distance represented by C would increase.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound? Options: sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz, sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz, sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB, sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB

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sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz

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When a sound is louder, what measurement gets bigger?

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Amplitude

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Why is the school library covered with carpet?

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To help absorb sounds to keep it quiet.

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The speed of sound depends on these two things:

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The type of medium and the temperature of the medium

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