Science 8 Semester 2 Study Guide - Vocabulary Extraction

What is the distance between the rest line and the peak called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Period

What is the number of cycles (waves) per second called?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the highest point in the cycle of a sound source called?

• Peak

• Trough

• Node

• Base

What is the lowest point in the cycle of a sound wave called?

• Trough

• Peak

• Node

• Crest

What is the length of time required to complete a cycle (peak to peak) called?

• Period

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

What is the line on a sound source graph that represents where the sound source is at rest called?

• Rest line

• Amplitude line

• Frequency line

• Wave crest

What is the object that makes a sound called?

• Sound source

• Sound receiver

• Sound wave

• Sound absorber

What is the type of sound made by a sound source (note or tone, not the volume) called?

• Pitch

• Echo

• Rhythm

• Tempo

What is the loudness of sound called?

• Volume

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Echo

What is a group of medium particles packed together called?

• Compression band

• Suspension group

• Solution cluster

• Dispersion pack