Sound Waves and Their Properties

What causes air particles to vibrate in the context of sound waves?

• Heat

• Vibrating matter

• Light

• Gravity

Sound waves are a type of _______ wave.

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Gravitational

• Thermal

Who demonstrated that sound cannot travel through empty space?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Robert Boyle

• Galileo Galilei

In Robert Boyle's experiment, what was placed in a sealed glass jar?

• A bell

• A clock

• A whistle

• A drum

Sound waves travel through air as _______ waves.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Standing

What happens to air particles when a guitar string vibrates?

• They freeze

• They vibrate

• They disappear

• They change color.

Sound waves can travel through which of the following?

• Only air

• Only water

• Only solids

• Air, water, and solids.

The vibrations of sound waves pass through air as _______ waves.

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Surface

• Electromagnetic

What is necessary for sound waves to travel?

• Light

• Matter

• Heat

• Vacuum

In the absence of air, the ticking of a clock cannot be heard because sound needs _______ to travel.

• Light

• Water

• Particles of matter

• Heat