Practice Test: Sound

Sound travels as a _______ wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• circular

• spiral

What is generated when a source of energy forces matter in a medium to vibrate?

• Light waves

• Sound waves

• Heat waves

• Water waves

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The back-and-forth motion of sound waves pushes air particles together, generating a _______.

• compression

• expansion

• vibration

• reflection

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Sound waves must have a _______ to travel through.

• vacuum

• medium

• space

• void

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In outer space, sound does not travel because there are no _______ to compress or rarefy.

• particles

• waves

• vibrations

• sounds

The speed of sound depends on the _______ properties of the medium.

• chemical

• physical

• biological

• thermal

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Which of the following is NOT a medium through which sound can travel?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Vacuum

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In a given media (solid, liquid, gas), sound travels more ______ at lower temperatures.

• Quickly

• Slowly

• Loudly

• Softly

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Amplitude increases with increased ______.

• Energy

• Mass

• Volume

• Pressure

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Frequency is the number of vibrations that occur per ______.

• Minute

• Hour

• Second

• Day

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