Sound Waves

Sound requires a medium.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Sound will travel through water at 20⁰ C faster than 80⁰ C.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The amount of energy a wave carries determines its amplitude.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The amount of energy a wave carries determines its amplitude.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Loudness is how high or low a sound seems to be.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When a listener moves toward the source of a sound wave, the compressions of the wave are spread out.

• True
• False

The process of finding objects by emitting sounds and interpreting their reflections is called reverberations (echoes).

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Ultrasound can be used to break up kidney stones.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound travels in a ___ wave.

• transverse
• compressional
• surface
• inverted

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The speed of sound in ___ is greater than the speed of sound in water.

• air
• steel
• cork
• water vapor