Amplify Sound Waves Ch. 3 Quiz

The term for how loud or quiet a sound is:

• pitch

• volume

• sound

• medium

Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?

• Pitch

• Smoothness

• Volume

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If the distance represented by the letter A (the amplitude) were increased, how would it change the sound?

• The sound would be higher. 
• The sound would be lower. 
• The sound would be softer. 
• The sound would be louder. 

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The distance between from wave peak to wave peak is the __________.

• amplitude

• pitch

• particles

• wavelength

The term for how high or low a sound is:

• pitch
• volume
• sound
• medium

What do you notice about the particles and the wave peaks?

• The particles do not do anything.

• The particles are spread out.

• The particles collide and line up.

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What is waveform?

• the tallest part of the wave

• a curved line that shows the pattern of a wave

• how far apart the peaks of waves are

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Which sound wave shows the loudest volume?

• A

• B

• C

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Which sound waves show the quietest volume?

• A

• B

• C

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When sound waves have different amplitudes, we hear sounds with _________________.

• different pitches

• same pitches

• different volumes

• same volumes

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