18-1/18-2 Nature and Properties of Sound

Which of the following does sound travel fastest in?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

If a material has more elasticity, will sound travel slower or faster?

• faster

• slower

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How does sound travel at lower temperatures?

• slower

• faster

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Which of the following does NOT affect the speed of sound?

• elasticity

• density

• intensity

• temperature

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Sounds waves travel with or without a medium?

• with

• without

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Loudness of sound depends on which two things?

• The frequency of the source of the sound

• The energy required to make the sound

• The distance from the source of the sound

• The amplitude of the source of the sound

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The larger the amplitude of a sound wave, the __________________ the sound.

• louder

• softer

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The larger the amplitude of a sound wave, the __________________.

• more energy the wave has

• the less energy the wave has

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Pitch of a sound depends on which of the following?

• amplitude

• intensity

• frequency

• loudness

When a person ______________ their vocal chords, they produce lower frequency sound waves.

• stretches

• relaxes

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