Sound waves mid unit assessment

What is a rapid back-and-forth motion that can occur in solids, liquids or gasses?

• vibration

• sound

• light

• rarefaction

Sound waves can travel through:

• solids

• liquids

• gasses

• all of these

The perception of how low or high a sound seems is called _________.

The pitch of a sound depends on its:

• frequency

• amplitude

• intensity

• loudness

The higher the frequency, the ____________ the wavelength.

• longer

• shorter

• taller

• bolder

The horizontal distance between crests

• amplitude

• frequency

• crest

• wavelength

The distance from the resting position to the crest of a wave.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• pitch

How does sound travel?

• in waves

• only through the air

• through magnets

• as thermal energy

Which of these waves would produce a high pitch sound?

• Low frequency wave

• High frequency wave

A sound wave with low amplitude produces which type of sound?

• High

• Low

• Loud

• Soft