Sound Waves & Science Midterm Practice

What happens when sound enters the brain?

• Sound goes back through the ear canal

• sound helps us to balance

• brain interprets sound

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Sound travels through a solid _________.

• by being still

• by vibrating molecules

• by going in a straight line

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound moves the fastest when it is _______

• warm

• cold

If a wave has a lower frequency, it has a ____________.

• lower pitch

• higher pitch

• same pitch

What do both longitudinal and transverse waves have?

• They do not use energy

• They do not have wavelengths

• They have wavelengths

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When a transverse wave comes into contact with matter, ____________.

• it causes vibrations

• it is now a longitudinal wave

• energy is gained because wavelength and frequency both shortens

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light, sound, and earthquake waves are similar because ________.

• they do not carry energy

• they carry atoms

• they carry (transmit) energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How do you know if a wave has a longer wavelength?

• There is a greater distance between one crest to the next

• There is a smaller distance between one crest to the next

A medium is _________

• something that obstructs a wave

• something the wave travels through

• something that blocks the wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The part of a longitudinal waves where the particles are very far apart is called the _________________.

• frequency

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude