Frequency and Pitch

Which of these waves has the lowest frequency?

• Wave 1

• Wave 2

• Both are the same

• Not enough information to tell

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Will these two soundwaves have different volumes or different pitches?

• Different volumes

• Different pitches

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Frequency of a soundwave is related to the pitch of the sound. Which of these waves would make a low volume and low pitched sound?

• The wave on the left

• The wave in the center

• The wave on the right

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Frequency of a soundwave is related to the pitch of the sound.  Which of these waves would make a high pitched sound?

• The wave on the left

• The wave in the center

• The wave on the right

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True or false. High frequency waves have shorter wavelengths.

• True

• False

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True or false. Low frequency waves also have long wavelengths.

• True

• False

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What happens to the sound an object makes when the speed of vibrations decreases (slow down)?

• its volume will increase

• its pitch rises

• its pitch becomes lower

• its volume decreases

True or false. Wavelength, frequency, and pitch are all related.

• True

• False

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

• it would make a low pitch sound

• it would make a high pitch sound

• it produces a slow vibrations

• it produces low frequency

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Low pitch sound wave always has

• a longer wavelength 

• a shorter wavelength

• small amplitude

• a high volume

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