Light Vs. Sound Waves

Which type of wave travels through mediums through vibrations?

• Electromagnetic

• Light

• Sound

• Transverse

Sound waves have__________________.

• Compressions

• Rarefactions

• Crests

• Troughs

Which sound will have the highest pitch?

• The high frequency sound

• The low frequency sound

• The high amplitude sound

• The low amplitude sound

Outer space is a_____________which means there are no air particles.

• Vortex

• Paradox

• Wave

• Vacuum

You can hear sound in space.

• True

• False

Where will sound travel the fastest?

• a vacuum

• a gas

• a liquid

• a solid

Why do sound waves travel slowly through a gas?

• Molecules are close together

• There are no molecules to interfere with travel

• Molecules are more spread out

• gas particles move slower than other states of matter

Sound waves travel the fastest in__________.

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gases

• a vacuum

Which of the following will sound travel the fastest in?

• Water

• Oxygen

• Solid Metal

• Orange Juice

Light travels the slowest through_______.

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gas

• Time