Sound Waves Assessment

Sound waves travel as ______________ waves.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

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

• Vibrate

• Move

• Stay still

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

• Rarefaction

• Surface wave

• Compression

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A rarefaction is generated when particles move...

• together

• under

• apart

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Sound waves cannot travel through which of these:

• paper

• milk

• outer space

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

• gas

• solid

• liquid

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

• chemicals

• electrons

• vibrations

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

• Elasticity

• Temperature

• Density

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

• Hot

• Cold

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

• Elasticity

• Loudness

• Pitch