HJB Sound Quiz

Which material will sound travel through the fastest?

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• vacuum

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the name of the technique used to measure how far under the water an object is?

• Morse Code

• radio

• sonar

• sound tracking

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The distance between two compressions in a sound wave is called?

• wavelength

• frequency

• pitch

• amplitude

In a sound with a high pitch ----

• wavelengths are longer than in low pitched sounds

• wavelengths cannot be compared to a low-pitched sound

• wavelengths are the same length as a low pitched sound

• wavelengths are shorter than in a low-pitched sound

Sound travels in

• transverse waves

• compressional waves

• straight lines

• a vacuum

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The _____________ of sound is the number of vibrations in a given unit of time

• amplitude

• pitch

• wavelength

• frequency

Objects vibrating faster have a ______________ pitch than objects vibrating slower.

• lower

• higher

• softer

• louder

The place in a sound wave where the molecules are very closely packed are

• peaks

• rarefactions

• echos

• compressions

The unit used to express the intensity or volume of sound is the

• decibel

• rarefaction

• hertz

• a compression

Animals use this to locate food

• echolocation

• an ultrasonic phenomena

• the Doppler effect

• a pitch