Sound Waves Quiz

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: Medium

• A. Perception of how high or low a sound seems

• B. Number of wavelengths that pass through a point per second

• C. Material that a wave travels through

• D. Back-and-forth motion that occurs to create sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: Vibration

• A. Perception of how high or low a sound seems

• B. Number of wavelengths that pass through a point per second

• C. Material that a wave travels through

• D. Back-and-forth motion that occurs to create sound

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: Pitch

• A. Perception of how high or low a sound seems

• B. Number of wavelengths that pass through a point per second

• C. Material that a wave travels through

• D. Back-and-forth motion that occurs to create sound

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: Frequency

• A. Perception of how high or low a sound seems

• B. Number of wavelengths that pass through a point per second

• C. Material that a wave travels through

• D. Back-and-forth motion that occurs to create sound

Match the following based on how sound travels through objects.

• Solid

• Slowest

• Gas

• Neither Slowest or fastest

• Liquid

• Fastest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Where is the rarefraction in this longitudinal wave?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Where is the compression in this longitudinal wave?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When an ambulance approaches you with its siren blaring, what happens to the sound as it gets closer?

• The sound becomes quieter

• The sound becomes louder

• The sound remains the same

• The sound becomes distorted

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following situations is most likely to produce a Doppler shift in sound?

• A stationary car honking its horn

• A moving car honking its horn

• A stationary car playing music

• A person speaking loudly

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Label the parts of this longitudinal wave

a

b

Rarefraction

Compression