Sound and Waves

A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction of the wave...

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

Sound must have a medium to travel through.

• True

• False

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When a part of a vibration pushes air particles together in a longitudinal wave, they form a.....

• diffraction

• rarefaction

• compression

• sound wave

The speed of sound traveling through steel is greater than the speed of sound through air.

• True

• False

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The pitch of a sound will go up as the object producing the sound moves away from you.

• True

• False

A high frequency will have a _________ pitch.

• low

• high

What part of your ear picks up the vibrations of a sound wave?

• inner ear

• eardrum

• ear canal

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What do Navy ships use to detect submarines or the ocean floor?

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Sound waves

• require a medium.

• are unrelated to vibrations.

• cannot travel through liquids.

• can travel in a vacuum.

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Sound waves are

• transverse waves.

• longitudinal waves

• circular waves.

• polarized waves.

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