sound- mostly conceptual

Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.

• vibrations
• distances
• prisms
• Ms. Crews

______________ is the amount of energy in a sound wave.

• Amplitude
• Echo
• Volume
• Vibration

Your ear changes the vibration of sound waves into signals. The signals are then interpreted by your brain.

• True
• False

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

• gases
• liquids
• solids

A place where no sound exists is...

• in the air.

• under water.

• space.

• all of the above

Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?

• Our eyes trick us.

• Light travels faster than sound.

• they're two separate things.

A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.

• high, low

• low, high

• medium, high

• high, medium

Sound moves in a _________.

• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave

Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.

• Compression
• Rarefaction

Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 

• Compression
• Rarefaction