Sound Waves Review

Sound waves travel as _________ waves.

• transverse

• electromagnetic

• longitudinal

• surface

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Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _________.

• shake

• vibrate

• move

• stay still

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A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _______.

• rarefaction

• surface wave

• transverse wave

• compression

A rarefaction is generated when particles move ______.

• together

• closer

• under

• apart

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Sound waves cannot travel through which of these ____.

• paper

• milk

• outer space

• hydrogen

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In which of these types of media will sound travel faster?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vaccum

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The elasticity of a substance describes how fast or slow its particle bounce back-and-forth as ______ move through the object.

• vibrations

• chemicals

• electrons

• surface waves

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Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?

• elasticity

• temperature

• density

• amplitude

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

• hot

• cold

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Which of these is not a property of a sound wave?

• amplitude

• elasticity

• loudness

• pitch

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