WorksheetsQQ 12 Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
__________________ is measured by seeing how far it is from one part of a wave to another repeated part of the wave.
Frequency
Wavelength
Resonance
Amplitude
__________________ is the maximum distance away from the rest position that the particles will move in a given medium.
Frequency
Wavelength
Resonance
Amplitude
__________________ occurs when the frequency of the sound is the same as the natural frequency of the object.
Frequency
Wavelength
Resonance
Amplitude
__________________ is the measure of how many complete waves pass a given point in a particular length of time.
Frequency
Wavelength
Resonance
Amplitude
What are the parts of a transverse wave?
crest and trough
compression and rarefaction
What are the parts of a compression wave?
crest and trough
compression and rarefaction
The speed of sound depends on what properties of the substance it travels through?
Color, Size, Temperature
Temperature, combustibility, density
Temperature, elasticity, density
As temperature increases, speed of sound:
increases
decreases
stays the same
As density increases (mostly, until you get to REALLY dense metals), the speed of sound
increases
decreases
stays the same
In really dense metals, the speed of sound:
increases
decreases
stays the same
Which material will sound travel through the fastest?
saltwater
cold air
warm air
steel
Sound travels in ________ waves.
compression/longitudinal
transverse
Crystal stemware, musical instruments, Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Examples of resonance
Examples of wavelength
Examples of accidents
Examples of things that break
Wavelength in a transverse wave is measured from:
crest to crest (top to top)
crest to trough (top to bottom)
How would you demonstrate a sound wave with a high amplitude?
put fewer dots in the compressions
put many dots in the compressions
What are Chuck Yaeger and Andy Green most especially known for?
being NASA pilots
being the first to break the sound barrier (in air and on land)
being air force pilots
