Quiz about Sound Waves Practice Test

Question 1

Sound waves are longitudinal wave

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True

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False

Question 2

Sound can travel through solids, liquids and gases, but cannot travel though vacuum.

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True

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False

Question 3

What is the factor to increase the speed of sound?

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Temperature

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Air Pressure

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Volume of air

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No. of particle

Question 4

Why sound can travel more faster in solids and liquids than in a gases?

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Distance between particles is closer.

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Particles cannot move freely.

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Kinetic energy of particles low.

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Particles do not touch each other.

Question 5

Sound is a kind of energy made by

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vibrations

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heat

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cold

Question 6

Low pitch sound wave always has

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a longer wavelength

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a shorter wavelength

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small amplitude

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a high volume

Question 7

Sound travels faster through

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solids

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liquids

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gas

Question 8

The high or low of a sound.

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pitch

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vibration

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frequency

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amplitude

Question 9

fill in the blank with the correct word in parenthesis.
A sound with high frequency has a ______ pitch.

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high

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low

Question 10

Loudness, or sound, level is measured in units called ____________

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decibels (dB)

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hertz (Hz)

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joules

Question 11

You can hear sounds from around the corner because of _________________

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diffraction

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reflection

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refraction

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deflection

Question 12

T or F? The pitch of a sound you hear depends on the sound wave's frequency

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true

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false

Question 13

Doctors are able to make sonograms through the use of ______________

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ultrasound

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infrasound

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sonar

Question 14

The speed of sound depends on ____________

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the medium it travels through

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pitch of sound wave

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loudness of source

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distance to the source of the wave

Question 15

The compressions and rarefactions that make up a sound wave traveling through the air are

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differences in air pressure

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echoes

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differences in pitch

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examples of infrasound

Question 16

T or F? Sound waves are longitudinal.

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true

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false

Question 17

What do bats use to locate food and to navigate?

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echolocation

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dissonance

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infrasound

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acoustics

Question 18

Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a

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longitudinal wave

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surface wave

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standing wave

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transverse wave

Question 19

If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?

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The sound would be louder.

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The sound would be higher.

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The sound would be lower.

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The sound would be softer.

Question 20

When comparing the two waves that are shown, how would Wave A (green wave) differ than Wave B (black wave)?

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Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but wave B (black) has a lower pitch.

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Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but Wave A has a lower pitch.

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Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave A is a softer sound.

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Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave B is a softer sound.

Question 21

When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Crest

Question 22

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

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mechanical wave

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chemical wave

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electromagnetic wave

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pitch

Question 23

If distance C on the diagram increased, what would happen to the pitch?

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The pitch would be lower.

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The pitch would be louder.

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The pitch would be softer.

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The pitch would be higher.

Question 24

Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?

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Loudness

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Pitch

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Smoothness

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A Wave

Question 25

What is a pitch?

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highness or lowness of a sound

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the intensity of a vibration

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the amplitude of the sound wave

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volume of sound

Question 26

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

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wave

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trough

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pitch

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sound

Question 27

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

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medium

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Doppler Effect

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sound

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pitch

Question 28

Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________.

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energy/ medium

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light/ transparency

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energy/ vibration

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frequency/ medium

Question 29

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

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Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

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Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

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Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

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Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

Question 30

A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?

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Does it require a medium in order to travel?

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Can it pass through air and water?

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Does it have a measurable speed?

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Does it have a measurable frequency?

Question 31

What is the term used to describe the maximum distance that a sound wave displaces air molecules from their original undisturbed position?

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Amplitude

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Speed

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Frequency

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Wavelength

Question 32

What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

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They are electromagnetic waves.

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They all have the same wavelength.

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They are detected in the same way.

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They store the same amount of energy.

Question 33

What is a rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

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The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.

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The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.

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The entire wave.

Question 34

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

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Solid molecules are packed tightly to allow vibrations to transfer easily

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Gas molecules are loosely packed to allow vibrations

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Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

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Gas molecules move too slowly.

Question 35

How does volume (loudness) appear in a sound wave?

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as amplitude

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how high or low a sound is

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as vibrations per second

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its frequency

Question 36

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

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The wavelength decreases.

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The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

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The wavelength increases.

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More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Question 37

When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)

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reflection

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medium

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refraction

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interference

Question 38

A wave that does not require a medium

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A. electromagnetic wave.

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B. surface wave

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C. medium

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D. transverse wave

Question 39

The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate

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B. reflection

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A. refraction

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C. resonance

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D. standing wave

Question 40

A section of a longitudinal (sound) wave where the particles are crowded together is called a

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C.compression

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A. rarefaction.

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B. vibration

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D. surface wave.

Question 41

Electromagnetic waves do NOT need a medium through which to travel.

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true

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false

Question 42

This image is representing what wave interaction?

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Interference

Question 43

When a wave moves around a barrier or though an opening it is known as what?

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Rarefaction

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Destruction

Question 44

Which type of waves must have a medium in order to travel?

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 45

Which type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel?

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electromagnetic wave

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mechanical wave

Question 46

All waves carry

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energy

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light

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matter

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particles

Question 47

Waves are categorized by:
*whether or not they require a medium to move through (EM vs mechanical) OR
*how the particles move in relation to the movement of the wave (transverse vs longitudinal).
A wave that requires a medium to move through is called a
(NOTE: Take time to study the chart before answering.)

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mechanical wave

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longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 48

A sound wave is an example of what type of wave?

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 49

A microwave is an example of what type of wave?

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electromagnetic wave

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mechanical wave

Question 50

A water wave is an example of what type of wave?

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 51

A light wave is an example of what type of wave?

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electromagnetic wave

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mechanical wave

Question 52

What type of wave is this?

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Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

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Electromagnetic

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Mechancial

Question 53

What type of wave is this?

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Mechanical

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Electromagnetic

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Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

Question 54

What is a wave?

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A disturbance that transfers energy but not matter.

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A disturbance that transfers matter from place to place.

Question 55

What is B?

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rarefaction

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crest

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trough

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compression

Question 56

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

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rarefaction

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compression

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crest

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trough

Question 57

A medium can be a .....

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all of the above

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solid

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liquid

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gas

Question 58

A longitudinal wave is also known as a __________

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Compressional

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Constitutional

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Conditional

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Confessional

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