Chapter 15 Sound

Choose the word that belongs in the sentence. A sound wave is a type of ______________ wave.

• parallel
• transverse
• longitudinal
• perpendicular

A guitarist strums two strings on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the string?

• The first string has a higher pitch than the second string
• The second string has a higher pitch that the first string.
• The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
• The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.

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How are light waves and sound waves similar?

• The both are invisible.
• They both carry energy.
• They both travel in vacuums.
• They both are harmful to cells.

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Shorter wind instruments have ____________ pitches to their sound.

• lower
• like
• higher
• vibrating

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Why do shorter wind instruments produce a higher pitch sound?

• The chamber is longer.
• They have strings.
• The chamber is shorter.
• The chamber is wider.

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Sound travels fastest through what type of mediums?

• pond water
• cold air
• iced tea
• wooden desk

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the number of vibrations per second

• vibration
• volume
• pitch
• frequency

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how high or low a sound is

• frequency
• volume
• vibration
• pitch

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A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.

• high, low
• low, high
• medium, high
• high, medium

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A sound that bounces off a surface is called an ________.

• loud sound
• echo
• repeat
• quiet sound

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