Light vs Sound Waves

Sound waves have__________________.

• Compressions

• Rarefactions

• Crests

• Troughs

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Which sound will have the highest pitch?

• The high frequency sound

• The low frequency sound

• The high amplitude sound

• The low amplitude sound

You can hear sound in space.

• True

• False

Where will sound travel the fastest?

• a vacuum

• a gas

• a liquid

• a solid

Why do sound waves travel slowly through a gas?

• Molecules are close together

• There are no molecules to interfere with travel

• Molecules are more spread out

• gas particles move slower than other states of matter

What type of wave is a light wave? (select two)

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

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An electromagnetic wave is a wave that__________.

• can only move through empty space

• requires matter to travel

• can travel through matter and empty space

• can only move through air

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In the diagram, if the angle of D with the dotted line is 20 degrees, what is the angle of E with the dotted line?

• 20

• 90

• 40

• 70

This is an example of__________________.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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As the amplitude on a sound wave gets bigger, what happens to the loudness?

• It increases

• Stays the same

• It decreases

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