Sound Waves

A disturbance that carries energy such as sound or light

• sound wave
• electrical energy
• amplitude
• volume

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The term for how high or low a sound is:

• pitch
• volume
• sound
• medium

The term for how loud or soft a sound is:

• pitch
• volume
• sound
• medium

Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?

• Pitch
• Smoothness
• Loudness

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If the distance represented by the letter A (the amplitude) were increased, how would it change the sound?

• The sound would be higher. 
• The sound would be lower. 
• The sound would be softer. 
• The sound would be louder. 

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When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

• Frequency 
• Amplitude 
• Wavelength 
• Crest

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Highest point of a wave

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?

• Water
• Air
• Liquids
• outer Space

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What is changed in the second picture?

• Someone is talking louder in picture 2
• Someone is talking softer in picture 2
• Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
• Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

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What is changed in the second picture?

• Someone is talking louder in picture 2
• Someone is talking softer in picture 2
• Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
• Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

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