Physics Test 2: Sound

A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

• sound
• wavelength
• pitch
• frequency

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

Sound Waves Move faster in what temperature 

• Heat 
• Cold
• Doesn't Matter
• Both

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• A type of gas, like helium

• Empty space

• A metal such as iron

• Water

Sound is caused by?

• force

• vibrations

• instruments

• movement of wave

What is the name of the waves in which sound travels?

• pulling waves

• complementary waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal wave

Distance from one part of the wave to the exact same point on the next wave.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s
• 3400 Hz
• 3400 m/s
• 34 Hz

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 330 HZ. If the wavelength of the vibration is 1.04 meters what is the speed of the wave?

• 330.2 m/s

• 1391.3 hz

• 73.6 m/hz

• 343.2 m/s