Sound Waves

Sound waves travel as

• Transverse Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Longitudinal Wave

• Surface Waves

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

• Slide

• Vibrate

• Stay Still

• Rotate

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

• Rarefaction

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

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A rarefaction is generated when particles move ______.

• Closer

• In circles

• Back and forth

• Apart

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Sound waves cannot travel through which of these ____.

• Paper

• Milk

• Outer Space

• Oxygen

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

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Empty Space (Vacuum)

In which of these will sound travel faster?

• Metal

• Water

• Air

• Outer Space

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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.

• Electrons

• Vibrations

• Chemicals

• Material

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

• Temperature

• Elasticity

• Density

• Amplitude

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

• Cold

• Hot

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