In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...

• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Wavelength

Sound waves are unable to travel in a...

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Vacuum

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Sound travels as a...

• Transverse Wave
• Ocean Wave
• Compression Wave
• Slinky Wave

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Sound travels the ____________ in a solid like wood.

• Doesn't travel in a Solid
• Slowest
• Fastest

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Sound travels the _________ through a gas like air.

• Does not travel through a Gas
• Slowest
• Fastest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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In a sound wave, the area where there are fewer molecules and they are spread out is a...

• Compression
• Rarefaction

What is the distance between two compressions or two rarefactions?

• Wavelength
• Compression
• Rarefaction

Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibration?

• A
• B
• C
• D

How is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?

• It helps the whale locate food.
• It makes the water warmer.
• It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.
• It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.

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Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?

• Choice A
• Choice B
• Choice C
• Choice D

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