Sound waves

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)

• pitch
• frequency
• sound
• medium

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• crest
• amplitude
• frequency
• pitch

A soft sound has a _________ amplitude and a loud sound has a _____________ amplitude.

• large, small

• small, large

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Sound spreads out as it travels away from the source.

• true

• false

If the sound is _____, the frequency is low, and if the sound is _______ the frequency is high.

• high, low

• low , high

High frequency sound will have a ____________ wavelength.

• long

• short

A low frequency sound will have a ____________ wavelength.

• long

• short