Sound Waves

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Sound Waves

• are Longitudinal waves.

• are Surface Waves.

• are Transverse Waves

• move in a circular motion.

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Mechanical Waves

• consist of Transverse, Surface and Electromagnetic.

• do not require a medium to pass through.

• require a medium to pass through.

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Sound waves that bounce off a solid surface are called

• are absorbed and lose the majority of energy.

• do not require a medium to pass through.

• reflected waves.

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The process of sound waves losing energy in a porous surface is called

• reflected waves.

• do not require a medium to pass through.

• absorption.

• diffraction.

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Your awareness of the energy of sound is

• absorption.

• loudness.

• reflected waves.

• diffraction.

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Sound that refers to how high or low a sound seems is the

• absorption.

• loudness.

• pitch.

• diffraction.

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The distance between the highest crest and the resting position of a wave marks the

• frequency.

• loudness.

• pitch.

• amplitude.

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The distance a wave travels before it start to repeat is the

• frequency.

• wavelength.

• pitch.

• amplitude.

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The number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time is the

• frequency.

• wavelength.

• pitch.

• amplitude.

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Loudness can be measured by a unit called

• a decibel (dB).

• a medium.

• transverse waves.

• surface waves.