Sound Waves Quiz

Sound travels as a(n) _______ wave.

• transverse

• electromagnetic

• longitudinal

• loudness

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Which of these is NOT a property of the medium?

• frequency

• density

• temperature

• elasticity

Sound waves transmit

• particles

• the medium

• hertz

• energy

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The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit of area

• intensity

• pitch

• frequency

• loudness

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Elasticity is the ability of a material to _______ when disturbed

• stretch

• flow

• bounce back

• ring

Density is how much ____ there is in a given amount of space

• matter

• liquid

• solid

• energy

Which is NOT a property of a wave?

• pitch

• loudness

• intensity

• elasticity

As the energy of a wave increases, the _____ also increases.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• Doppler Effect

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Areas where particles are pushed together in a longitudinal wave

• rarefactions

• crests

• intensities

• compressions

Areas in a longitudinal wave where particles are more spread apart

• troughs

• compressions

• wavelengths

• rarefactions