Unit 16: Sound and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

What type of a wave is a sound wave?

• Longitudinal

• Compression

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

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The _____________ is the type of matter that sound waves travel through.

• medium

• pitch

• frequency

• wavelength

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Amplitude is the amount of ____________ carried by a wave.

• pitch

• energy

• density

• medium

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In a sound wave, the higher the ________________, the higher the pitch.

• wavelength

• medium

• frequency

• compression

Which term describes the change in pitch or frequency due to movement?

• Amplitude

• Doppler Effect

• Echolocation

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

Which two are parts of a Longitudinal Wave?

• compressions and rarefactions

• compressions and crests

• rarefactions and troughs

• compressions and troughs

What is the process used by animals to locate objects by sending out and interpreting sound waves?

• Ultrasound

• Echolocation

• Doppler Effect

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

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What is the study of sound?

• Acoustics

• Sonar

• Echolocation

• Intensity

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What is another name for Electromagnetic Waves?

• Electric

• Chemical

• Radiant

• Thermal

Electromagnetic Waves exist in a _____________.

• medium

• field

• compression

• resonance