Sound Energy

Vibrating forms of energy that are made of molecules and look like waves.

• light waves

• water waves

• heat waves

• sound waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The measured distance between two identical points on two back-to-back sound waves.

• velocity
• amplitude
• frequency
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The height of the sound wave.

• frequency

• wavelength

• velocity

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of sound waves that pass a point in a certain period of time.

• frequency
• velocity
• wavelength
• amplitude

The highest point or topmost peak of a sound wave.

• trough
• crest
• valley
• base

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The substance in which sound waves travel.

• vacuum

• solid

• gas

• medium

The perception of loudness or softness from the intensity of a sound wave.

• size
• weight
• volume
• length

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The rapid back-and-forth movement of air molecules bumping into nearby air molecules.

• amplitude

• electromagnetic waves

• medium

• vibration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The quality of a sound (high or low) and depends on the speed of the vibrations.

• amplitude

• frequency

• pitch

• volume

When sound waves bounce off of a hard surface causing the sound to be repeated again.

• whisper

• echo

• shout

• murmur

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2