Chapter 10 (Sound Waves)

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What is transported by a wave? Options: air, energy, matter, particles

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energy

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How does sound travel?

Back

in waves

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Why does sound travel most quickly through a solid?

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In solids, the atoms (particles) are closest together, which allows the vibrations to travel rapidly from one to another through the object.

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Why can't sound travel through outer space?

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There is almost no matter in outer space, so the vibrations have no way to travel through the atmosphere. There is nothing to carry the sound waves through space.

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If you pluck a guitar string, it vibrates and creates a sound. In order to stop the sound, you could...

Back

place your hand on the string to stop the vibration.

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Which of these waves would produce a high pitch sound? Low frequency wave, High frequency wave

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High frequency wave

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The speed of a sound wave

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Frequency

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What determines the pitch of a sound? Options: The amount of energy used to create the vibration, The wavelength of the sound wave, The volume of the sound, The frequency of the vibrations.

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The frequency of the vibrations.

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A sound wave with low amplitude produces which type of sound?

Back

Soft

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When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

Back

Doppler Effect

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