Characteristics of Sound

A series of vibrations that you can hear.

(a)  

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The part of a sound wave in which air is pushed together.

• compression

• sound wave

• amplitude

• wave length

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A moving pattern of high and low pressure that you can hear

• compression

• sound wave

• amplitude

• wave length

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A measure of the strength of a sound wave shown by height on a wave diagram.

• compression

• sound wave

• amplitude

• wave length

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The distance from one compression to the next in a sound wave.

• compression

• sound wave

• amplitude

• wave length

Select the points that are at the maximum amplitude of the wave.

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True or False: Sound waves travel away from the vibrating object in all directions?

• true

• false

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Choose the part that makes up the outer ear. It is like a funnel. It collects sounds and guides them to the eardrum.

Chose the part that makes up the middle ear that is made up of 3 tiny bones, the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup.

Choose the part that is the inner ear, which is shaped like a snail shell. It is a tube filled with liquid.