I am an astronaut, floating in my spacesuit in outer space. I see another astronaut, floating in her spacesuit. I want to communicate with her. Which method would be successful?

shine a light in Morse code to represent letters

Which of the following best describes how a sound wave travels?

a marble dropped in a bowl of water

a car speeding up and down hills

The pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected by

how hard it is struck or plucked

Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?

The sound energy is directed in one direction.

What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?

it would make a high pitch sound

it would make a low pitch sound

the loudness or softness of a sound

the number of vibrations per second

the loudness or softness of a sound

the back and forth movement of matter

the loudness or softness of a sound

the back and forth movement of matter

the number of vibrations per second

sound waves bouncing off large, hard surfaces

sound waves bouncing off carpet

sound waves bouncing off tables and chairs

A student placed her ear on a student desk and listened to a second student tapping lightly on the desk. The experiment was repeated with the same tapping but the first students kept her ear 3 cm above the desk surface, and the sounds were different. What is the best explanation for the different sounds?

The sound waves travel slower through the air than the desk.

The sound waves travel through the desk, but not the air

The sound waves travel faster through the air than the desk

There is no explanation for the change in sound.

Placing your ear to the wall allows you to hear sounds from the next room more easily. This is because

The wall transmits sound better than air

The wall supports your ear better

sound is reflected by the walls

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1. Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

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1. Sound travels fastest through gases (air).

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1. Sound can be transmitted through objects.

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Sound is caused by?

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Sound Energy Medium

Sound travels through solids.

1. Sound can’t travel through liquids.

1. Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

1. Sound travels through gas.

1. Sound travels fastest through gases (air).

1. Sound can be transmitted through objects.

Sound is caused by?

I am an astronaut, floating in my spacesuit in outer space. I see another astronaut, floating in her spacesuit. I want to communicate with her. Which method would be successful?

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

Measure of how high or low a sound is

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