Sound Waves

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True or False: Sound needs a medium.

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True

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A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

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Sound

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Sound waves are also known as ___________________ waves.

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Both Longitudinal and Compression

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The part of the wave where the particles are closer together is called...

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Compression

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The part of the longitudinal wave where the particles are spread further apart is called...

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Rarefaction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A reflected sound wave is called...

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Echo

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Material (matter) through which a wave travels

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medium

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True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

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False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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The distance from the beginning of one compression to the beginning of the next compression is called a _______

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Wavelength

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The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as _________

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Frequency

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