
Sound Waves
Authored by Richard Tarbunas
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which term best describes sound waves?
Longitudinal wave
Electromagnetic wave
Transverse wave
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which term best describes a sound wave?
Mechanical wave
Transverse wave
Electromagnetic wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What term relates to the frequency of a sound?
Pitch
Loudness
Echo
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The loudness of a sound wave is based on the wave's _________________________.
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Period
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Sound cannot be heard in the vacuum of space. Choose which best answers why.
There is too much solar radiation which causes sound not to travel in space
Sound is an electromagnetic wave, which means it needs a medium to travel through. In space there is no medium.
There is no air in space, so there is nothing to transmit sound from one point to another.
Sound can travel in space. Total conspiracy theory that it can't.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In which substance would you expect sound to travel the fastest?
Air
Water
Steel
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A sound wave has a high pitch and is very loud. What does that mean in terms of the wave itself?
It has a low frequency and a high amplitude
It has a high frequency and a low amplitude
It has a high frequency and a long wavelength
It has a high frequency and a high amplitude
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