Sound Waves + Review

Longitudinal Waves that are caused by vibrations and travel through a medium are called

• sound waves

• amplitude

• vibration

• light waves

The complete back and forth motion of an object is called a

• medium

• sound wave

• vibration

• pitch

A ________ is a substance through which a wave can travel.

• vibration

• medium

• sound

• decibel

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The unit used to measure how loud or soft a sound is called a

• vibration

• sound

• hertz

• decibel

___________ is created by vibrating molecules through a medium.

• vibration

• sound

• decibel

• sound wave

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The unit used to measure frequency is called

• decibel

• hertz

• amplitude

• loudness

_________ is a measure of how well a sound can be heard.

• loudness

• amplitude

• pitch

• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The larger the ________, the louder the sound.

• vibration

• pitch

• decibel

• amplitude

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___________ is a measure of how high or low a sound is perceived to be, depending on the ___________ of the sound wave

• pitch, frequency

• decibel, amplitude

• pitch, decibel

• amplitude, frequency

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Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays