Physics - Sound

A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

• sound
• wavelength
• pitch
• frequency

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What does pitch depend on?

• amplitude 
• frequency
• intensity 
• volume of sound

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Which of the following does sound depend on?

• type of medium
• distance to the medium
• height of the medium
• vibration of the medium

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Sound Waves Move faster in what temperature 

• Heat 
• Cold
• Doesn't Matter
• Both

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Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound? 

• sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
• sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
• sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
• sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB

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Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• A type of gas, like helium

• Empty space

• A metal such as iron

• Water

When you make sounds by plucking a rubber band, you make the rubber band move back and forth very quickly.  This movement is called.

• loudness
• amplitude
• pitch
• vibration

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A student holds two vibrating objects.  Object A is vibrating faster than object B.  Which statement is true?

• A is louder than B
• B is louder than A
• A will have a higher pitch than B
• B will have a higher pitch than A

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Which of the following would produce the loudest sound?

• jet plane
• pin falling
• doorbell
• whisper

Which of the following would produce the highest pitch?

• phone
• whistle
• truck horn
• dog's growl