Sound Waves

Front

The highest point on a wave

Back

crest

Front

The lowest point on a wave

Back

trough

Front

The horizontal distance between crests

Back

wavelength

Front

The distance from the resting position to the crest of a wave.

Back

amplitude

Front

What might happen to an object sitting on top of a speaker if loud music is played through the speaker?

Back

The object could move due to the vibrations of the sound.

Front

How does sound travel?

Back

in waves

Front

Why does sound travel most quickly through a solid?

Back

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

Front

Why can't sound travel through outer space?

Back

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.

Front

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.

Front

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

Back

High frequency wave