Solution 5.2

In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

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Sound travels as a...

• Transverse Wave

• Ocean Wave

• Compression Wave

• Slinky Wave

What is the distance between two compressions or two rarefactions?

• Wavelength

• Compression

• Rarefaction

How is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?

• It helps the whale locate food.

• It makes the water warmer.

• It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.

• It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.

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Which technique is the boat using to find the distance from the surface of the ocean to the bottom?

• Morse code

• Radio

• Sonar 

• Sound tracking

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Sound travels the ____________ in a solid like wood.

• Doesn't travel in a Solid

• Slowest

• Fastest

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In a sound wave, the area where there are fewer molecules and they are spread out is a...

• Compression

• Rarefaction

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Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibration?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?

• Choice A

• Choice B

• Choice C

• Choice D

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Which of the following pipes on the instrument above most likely has the highest pitch when air is blown through it?

• A

• B

• C

• D