Sound Energy Review

Sounds can travel through _______.

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

• All 3 of the above

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Sound is often described in terms of _________.

• Height

• Weight

• Pitch

• Color

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A sound with a HIGH pitch has particles that vibrate _______ than a sound with a LOW pitch

• Faster

• Slower

• Smoother

• Louder

Sound energy travels in _________.

• Groups

• Waves

• Solo

• Pairs

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Sound is the result of vibrations

• True

• False

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A faster sound wave means a higher ________.

• Sound

• Wave

• Tone

• Pitch

What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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The distance between two peaks (tops) of a wave.

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• trough

How high or low a sound is.

• medium

• trough

• amplitude

• pitch

A substance that makes it possible for energy to transfer from one location to another, especially through waves.

• trough

• wave

• medium

• vibration