Sound & Doppler Effect R

Choose the word that belongs in the sentence. A sound wave is a type of ______________ wave.

• parallel
• transverse
• longitudinal
• perpendicular

Wind instruments produce sound when you pull a string.

• True
• False

Sound travels fastest through what type of mediums?

• pond water
• cold air
• iced tea
• wooden desk

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

______________________________ is the highness or lowness of a sound as determined by its vibration.

• vibration
• sound wave
• volume
• pitch

__________________________ is the number of times a sound wave vibrates in a given time.

• intensity
• frequency
• vibration
• amplitude

__________________________ is the distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave.

• frequency
• pitch
• wavelength
• crest

Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?

• milk
• desk
• air
• door

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Frequency is measured in ____

• newtons
• hertz
• inches
• loudness