Waves Check Up

Sound waves travel as -?- waves.

• transverse

• electromagnetic

• longitudinal

• surface

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

• break

• vibrate

• move

• stay still

A rarefaction is generated when particles move -?-.

• together

• closer

• under

• apart

Sound waves can travel through which of these?

• paper

• milk

• outer space

• hydrogen gas

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

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vaccum

High-frequency sounds have -?- pitch.

• high

• low

Match the following

• the perception of how high or low a sound seems

• pitch

• when particles in a wave are packed closely together

• rarefaction

• longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter

• echo

• when a sound wave is reflected or bounces off a surface

• compression

• when particles in a wave are spread apart

• sound wave

Waves transfer

• Matter

• Molecules

• Energy

• Atoms

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

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The -?- of a transverse wave is its lowest point.

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• frequency