Light & Sound Waves

Front

What is the term for any substance that sound can travel through?

Back

Medium

Front

What do you call the sound waves that are reflected off a hard surface?

Back

Echo

Front

True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids.

Back

True

Front

Through which material does sound travel fastest: Air, Empty space, Metal, or Water?

Back

Metal

Front

What do all waves carry as they travel from one place to another?

Back

Energy

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave, which determines its loudness?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the term for the frequency of a sound wave, which determines its pitch?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is the unit used to measure the loudness of sound?

Back

Decibel

Front

What is the phenomenon called when sound waves bend around obstacles?

Back

Diffraction

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength