Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

Gas molecules are packed tightly.

Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

Why is the school library covered with carpet?

to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet

So everyone can make a lot of noise

to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy

compression (longitudinal) wave

Why does sound travel faster through a solid object than in the air?

The atoms in the solid object are closer together than the atoms in the air.

The atoms in the solid object are farther apart than the atoms in the air.

The atoms are smaller in the solid object than the atoms in the air.

The atoms are larger in the solid object than the atoms in the air.

The diagram below shows a student forming waves using a rope. Which statement best describes what happens to the wavelength and amplitude of the wave when the student increases the upward and downward force?

The amplitude increases, but the wavelength stays the same.

The amplitude increases, but the wavelength decreases.

The amplitude decreases, but the wavelength increases.

The amplitude stays the same, but the wavelength increases.

Which of the following has the greatest effect on the speed at which sound travels through a gas?

the proximity of the molecules of the medium

the ability of electrons to travel through a medium

Mrs. Jones draws two sound waves with different amplitudes on the board. Which statement best compares the two waves?

The loudness of the sound decreased in Figure 2.

The pitch of the sound decreased in Figure 2.

The velocity of the sound increased in Figure 2.

The wavelength of the sound increased in Figure 2.

The charts show sound waves from a musical instrument. In which way is the sound wave in Chart 1 different from the sound wave in Chart 2?

it has a lower frequencyit has a lower frequency

it has a lower volume it has a lower volume

it has a greater amplitude it has a greater amplitude

The speed at which sound waves travel depends on the

type of material through which the sound travels.

distance between the vibration source and the receiver.

size of the object making the sound.

type of device making the sound.

pattern of compressions and rarefactions.

pattern of up and down vibrations.

When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?

Particles move back and forth perpendicular to the wave.

Particles travel from right to left along the wave.

Particles travel from left to right along the wave.

Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.

An earthquake in the Earth’s crust under the ocean releases sound waves. Which statement accurately describes how the sound waves spread?

closer together than air molecules.

more easily moved than air molecules.

moving faster than air molecules.

Mason listens to music through his radio. Which best explains the sound Mason hears?

Sounds are waves that travel through matter.

Sounds are fluids that travel through air.

Sounds are gases that transform into vibrations.

Sounds are forms of energy that are converted from light.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sound is caused by?

force

vibrations

instruments

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is vibration?

how loud a sound is

the back and forth movement of matter

how high or low a sound is

the loudness or softness of a sound

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is frequency?

the number of vibrations per second

how high or low a sound is

the loudness or softness of a sound

the back and forth movement of matter

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

sound

light

heat

electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is volume?

how high or low a sound is

the loudness or softness of a sound

the number of vibrations per second

vibrations

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?

solid

liquid

gas

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through. Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

Decibel

Medium

Vibration

Oscilloscope

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Sound

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Sound is caused by?

What is vibration?

What is frequency?

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

What is volume?

What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?

This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through. Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

Why is the school library covered with carpet?

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