Sound - Intorduction

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

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

• Vibrate

• Amplitude

• Stay still

• Pitch

What is B?

• crest
• trough
• compression
• rarefaction

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

• rarefaction
• compression
• crest
• trough

What is this part (red line) called?

• wavelength

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

What is this part (red line) called?

• wavelength

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

What is this part (red line) called?

• wavelength

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

What is this part (red line) called?

• wavelength

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

High Amplitude =__________________

• Louder sounds
• Quieter Sounds

Low frequency = _______ Pitch

• Low
• High