Waves Quiz 3

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

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Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal 
• Electromagnetic
• Surface Wave

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In what state of matter does sound travel the slowest?

• Solid
• Liquid 
• Gas
• Doesn't Matter

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A sound wave is produced when an object …

• Vibrates
• Accelerates
• Remains stationary
• Travels in a circle

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If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___

• frequency
• amplitude
• speed
• volume

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Waves transfer _____________ from one place to another

• Particles
• Energy
• Force
• Gravity

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This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 

• Decibel
• Medium
• Vibration
• Oscilloscope

The speed of a sound wave depends on

• the frequency
• the medium
• both air temperature and medium
• the air temperature

Which of the following would you hear as a LOUD sound? 

• sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
• sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
• sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
• sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB

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All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles