Properties of Sound

What is sound?

• Vibrations caused in the vacuum of space

• Vibrations of matter

• A transverse wave

• A type of electromagnetic wave

The measure of how high or low a sound is:

• the intensity

• the size of the wavelength

• how loud or soft a sound is

• the pitch

Which of the following is a CORRECT statement?

• Sound can travel through the vacuum of space

• Sound can't travel through the vacuum of space

• Sound is produced in the vacuum of space

• Sound can travel between planets

List the order of mediums through which sound travels from fastest to slowest.

• Liquid, Gas, Solid

• Gas, Solid, Liquid

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• Solid, Gas, Liquid

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Frequency is measured in ____

• meters

• hertz

• decibels

• seconds

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What makes sound happen?

• Waves
• Vibrations
• Frequency
• Amplitude

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What is the highness and lowness of sound?

• Vibration
• Pitch
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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The loudness of different sounds is compared in units called

• Hertz

• Decibels

• Pitch

• Frequency

Which property of sound changes the volume of a sound?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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Which property of sound changes the pitch of a sound?

• Frequency

• Amplitude