Wave Review (for Virtual Day)

Sound waves can travel through:

• solids

• liquids

• gasses

• all of these

Sound waves require a __________ to travel through.

• medium

• person

• transverse

• Slinky

You usually hear sound through the medium of:

• air

• water

• fire

• earth

Longitudinal waves are comprised of:

• compressions and rarefactions

• crests and troughs

• honey and vinegar

• waves and matter

The pitch of a sound depends on its:

• frequency

• amplitude

• intensity

• loudness

The higher the frequency, the ____________ the wavelength.

• longer

• shorter

• taller

• bolder

The human ear can detect frequencies between:

• 20 and 20000 Hz

• 100 and 200 Hz

• 1 and 100 Hz

• 20 and 30 Hz

Frequency is measured in:

• decibels

• Hertz

• meters

• seconds

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength