Mystery Science Waves of Sound Unit Review

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What is the term for how loud or soft a sound is?

Back

Volume

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A low sound has a _________ wavelength.

Back

Long or spread out

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What is vibration?

Back

The back and forth movement of matter.

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What is something natural that sound cannot travel through?

Back

Outer Space

Front

The measure of how high or low a sound is (not how quiet or loud) is called?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is sound?

Back

A type of energy made by vibrations.

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What do we call the distance between two peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength

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What is the speed of sound in air?

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Approximately 343 meters per second at room temperature.

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What happens to sound as it travels through different mediums?

Back

It can change speed and volume.

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What is an echo?

Back

A reflection of sound that arrives at the listener after a delay.

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