S3 Sound Waves

What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must

• hit it
• pluck it harder
• hold it higher
• pluck it softer

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Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

What is volume?

• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the number of vibrations per second
• vibrations

Sound does not travel in space because

• Space is too far away.
• There is no matter in space.
• Space is the final frontier
• Space has planets.

What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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Sound moves in a _________.

• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave

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Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?

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Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?

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What part of the wave do the arrows represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Origin