Sound Energy Medium

Sound travels through solids.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

1.  Sound can’t travel through liquids.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

1.  Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

• True
• False

1.  Sound travels through gas.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

1.  Sound travels fastest through gases (air).

• True
• False

1.  Sound can be transmitted through objects.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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
• shout at her
• make a loud bang
• run over to her

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1