Sound Waves and the Behavior of Light

The total number of waves produced in one second is called the ________ of the wave.

• Vibration

• Echo

• Frequency

• Amplitude

The distance from any point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Compression

What is amplitude as it refers to sound waves?

• The distance between the same two points on a wave

• The number of waves per second

• The measure of the height of the wave

• The frequency of the wave

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What does compression mean in the context of sound waves?

• The point where the wave is most compact

• The highest point of a wave

• The origination point of a wave

• How we are able to hear sound waves

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A longitudinal wave caused by vibrations transferring energy through a medium.

• Radio Wave

• Microwave

• Sound Wave

• Light Wave

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What is a pitch (as it relates to sound)?

• the intensity of a vibration

• the amplitude of a sound wave

• volume of sound

• highness or lowness of a sound

If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ______

• frequency

• amplitude

• height

• volume

Which of these waves would have a higher pitch?

• Low Frequency

• High Frequency

• Frequency does not determine pitch

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• It makes the sound travel faster

• It makes the sound louder

• It increases the wavelength of the sound

• It increases the frequency of the sound

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True or False: Can sound travel though a vacuum (space)

• True

• False

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