Sound and Waves Check in

Sound waves are what type of wave?

• Transverse

• Compressional or longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Light

Do waves transport Engery or Matter

• Engery

• Matter

• Both

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Sound moves faster in which type of material

• Gases

• Liquids

• Solids

• Vacuum

The vibrations of molecules in a sound wave move ______ to the

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Randomly

• Circular

What part of the ear vibrates when sound reaches it?

• The canal

• Tiny hairs

• The eardrum

• The nerve

The Loudness of a sound depends on its:

• Frequency

• Velocity

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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Loudness is measured in which unit?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibel (dB)

• Meters per Second (m/s)

• Meters (m)

Frequency is measured in which unit?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibel (dB)

• Meters per Second (m/s)

• Meters (m)

Wave Speed or velocity is measured in which unit?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibel (dB)

• Meters per Second (m/s)

• Meters (m)

Wavelength is measured in which unit?

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibel (dB)

• Meters per Second (m/s)

• Meters (m)