Forms of Energy

Sound waves are what kind of wave?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Surface
• Electromagnetic

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True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).

• True
• False

True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids

• True 
• False

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Sound waves move more quickly through _________________ matter

• dense
• light

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Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?

• vibrates the ear drum
• bounces off the ear canal
• rotates the ear drum
• vibrates the ear canal

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What are you doing when you're making sound?

• Causing photons to travel.
• Causing air molecules to vibrate.
• Causing electromagnetic waves to radiate.
• Causing air pressure to drop.

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Sound travels in-

• packs
• circles
• waves
• minivans

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Sound is a form of 

• energy
• light 
• frequency
• pitch

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What is this?

• Ear Drum

• Ear Canal

• Pinna

• Hammer

• Cochlea