Sound

Part of a sound wave where particles are farther apart, like in a slinky, is called . . .

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A type of Energy that travels through matter in longitudinal waves of high pressure (compression) and low pressure (rarefaction) is called . . .

• thermal

• light

• sound

• electromagnetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The disappearance of a sound wave into a surface is called

• frequency

• echolocation

• amplitude

• absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The process in which animals, such as dolphins and bats, sense an object's location by sending out and receiving sound waves is called . . .

• reflection

• rarefaction

• echolocation

• compression

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The number of sound waves a vibrating object produces each second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz) is called . . .

• frequency

• compression

• amplitude

• absorption

The state of matter that sound travels through (solid = fastest, liquid = moderate, and gas = slowest) is called . . .

• the pitch

• the frequency

• the wavelength

• the medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The highness or lowness of a sound is called . . .

• sound

• reflection

• pitch

• rarefaction

The loudness or softness of a sound, measured in Decibels (dB) is called . . .

• pitch

• wavelength

• amplitude

• volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance between peaks (tops) of a sound wave is called . . .

• volume

• sound

• frequency

• wavelength

what does sound produces?

• matter

• vibrations in matter

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1