Sound Energy Review

Area of a sound wave where the atoms are squeezed together

• rarefaction

• compression

• back and forth

• frequency

Pattern in which sound waves travel.

• back and forth

• up and down

• side to side

• diagonally

Sound is a _.

• movement

• medium

• vibration of atoms

• state of matter

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This feature of a wave determines pitch.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• crest

An area of a sound wave where the atoms are far apart.

• rarefaction

• compression

• release

• refraction

The speed of sound through air.

• 186,000 miles per second

• 700 miles per hour

• 700 miles per second

• 186,000 miles per hour

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Type of material that absorbs sound well.

• steel

• wood

• foam

• plastic

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An echo can best be described as the ____ of sound.

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The characteristic of a sound wave that determines loudness.

• frequency

• wavelength

• energy level

• amplitude

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Sound requires this in order to travel.

• state of matter

• medium

• energy

• state of matter and medium

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