Quiz about 1 WAVES - 1 Main Question Set

Question 1

What happens to frequency when the energy increases?

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it increases

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it decreases

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it stays the same

Question 2

What part of the wave is shown at letter A (look at the black letter A, not the red)?

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

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frequency

Question 3

Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?

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crest

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trough

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wavelength resting point

Question 4

Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?

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amplitude

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crest

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wavelength

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resting point

Question 5

Which part of the wave is shown at letter D?

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resting point

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trough

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wavelength

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frequency

Question 6

Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?

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trough

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crest

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resting point

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amplitude

Question 7

What does a wave carry?

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energy

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boats

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matter

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water

Question 8

When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?

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it decreases

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it increases

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it stays the same

Question 9

Which wave has a greater frequency?

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wave B

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wave C

Question 10

Which wave has the most energy?

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top wave

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bottom wave

Question 11

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

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light

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sound

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ocean

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seismic

Question 13

The highest point on a wave is:

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the crest

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the trough

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the top

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the coast

Question 14

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

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energy

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matter

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space

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water

Question 15

Waves move ___ through vibrations

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Energy

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Matter

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Mass

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Weight

Question 16

Transverse waves are ___.

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Perpendicular

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Parallel

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Weird

Question 17

If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets

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shorter

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longer

Question 18

If the wavelength gets longer, the frequency gets

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lower

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higher

Question 19

The pitch of the sound depends on

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 20

The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________.

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hertz

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inches

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periods

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eras

Question 21

Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

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medium

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vibration

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compression

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crest

Question 22

In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?

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longitudinal wave

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surface wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 23

What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?

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crest

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amplitude

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trough

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resting point

Question 24

As the frequency of a wave increases, the __________________ decreases.

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wavelength

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amplitude

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resting point

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crest

Question 25

What is the bottom of a wave?

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trough

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crest

Question 26

What is the top of a wave?

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crest

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trough

Question 27

When you yell under water, what is the medium that sound travels through?

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water

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air

Question 28

A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

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energy

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matter

Question 29

What kind of wave is pictured?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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surface

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none of the above

Question 30

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

Question 31

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

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wavelength

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

Question 32

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

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frequency

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period

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longitudinal

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transverse wave

Question 33

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

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a vacuum(empty space).

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water.

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air.

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glass.

Question 34

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

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reflection

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echo

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refraction

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absorbing

Question 35

What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky will travel

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Medium

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Vacuum

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Mechanical

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Space

Question 36

What kind of wave is pictured below?

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transverse wave

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compressional wave

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sound wave

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mechanical wave

Question 37

The number of waves that pass in a certain amount of time is called

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frequency

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wavelength

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crest

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amplitude

Question 38

Sound waves are...

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longitudinal waves

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cool

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not cool

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transverse waves

Question 39

The direction of a transverse waves is ____ to the disturbance/vibration.

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at a right angle

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equal

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less than

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at an acute angle

Question 40

A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

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sound

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wavelength

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pitch

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frequency

Question 41

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

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frequency

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wavelength

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pitch

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amplitude

Question 42

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

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medium

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Doppler Effect

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sound

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pitch

Question 43

How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)

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pitch

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frequency

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sound

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medium

Question 44

A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves

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longitudinal wave

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ocean wave

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transverse wave

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mechanical wave

Question 45

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

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frequency

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crest

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amplitude

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pitch

Question 46

The term for how high or low a sound is:

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pitch

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volume

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sound

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medium

Question 47

Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?

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Loudness

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Pitch

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Smoothness

Question 48

If the distance represented by the letter A (the amplitude) were increased, how would it change the sound?

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The sound would be louder.

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The sound would be higher.

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The sound would be lower.

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The sound would be softer.

Question 49

What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?

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outer Space

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Water

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Air

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Liquids

Question 50

What is changed in the second picture?

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Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

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Someone is talking louder in picture 2

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Someone is talking softer in picture 2

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Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2

Question 51

What is changed in the second picture?

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Someone is talking softer in picture 2

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Someone is talking louder in picture 2

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Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2

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Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

Question 52

Sound is produced when something ______________

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Vibrates

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Moves through empty space

Question 53

High Amplitude =__________________

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Louder sounds

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Quieter Sounds

Question 54

Low frequency = _______ Pitch

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Low

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High

Question 55

High frequency = _______ Pitch

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High

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Low

Question 56

Which wavelength would have the highest pitch like a flute or whistle?

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High Frequency Wavelength

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Low frequency Wavelength

Question 57

Which Wave produced the loudest sound?

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high Amplitude

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low Amplitude

Question 58

A sounds high or low pitch depends on the waves ______________

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frequency

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amplitude

Question 59

True or False: Sound needs a medium.

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True

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False

Question 60

Sound is produced by -----

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Vibrations

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Heat energy

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Low temperatures

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Friction

Question 61

True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

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False

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True

Question 62

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as ----

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Frequency

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Hertz

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Amplitude

Question 63

Sound waves are what kind of wave?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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Surface

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Electromagnetic

Question 64

If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___

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frequency

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amplitude

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speed

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volume

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