M3L1 Wave Properties

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

• ultrasound

• amplitude

• pitch

• crest

 Frequencies above this 20,000 Hz are called _______________.

• ultrasound

• amplitude

• pitch

• crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The _________________of a wave is the number of times the pattern repeats in a given time

• pitch

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is the ___________________.

• pitch

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

The scientific unit for measuring frequency is (a)   .

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Wavelength is measured in units of (a)   , such as meters

____________ is the amount of sound energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second, also known as loudness.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Intensity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The unit (a)   describes the intensity and, in turn, the loudness of sound.

The____________ of a wave is the maximum distance that the wave moves from its rest position

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• intensity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave produced by an earthquake is called ___________.

• seismic

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2