Sound Waves Flashcardizz

Front

What does Label #1 show? Options: Trough, Crest, Amplitude, Wavelength

Back

Wavelength

Front

What does Label #3 show? Options: Trough, Crest, Amplitude, Wavelength

Back

Amplitude

Front

Which pitch would likely be too high for humans to hear? Options: 10,000 Hz, 13,000 Hz, 18,000 Hz, 25,000 Hz

Back

25,000 Hz

Front

As the frequency increases, what happens to the wavelength?

Back

Wavelength decreases

Front

Sound travels most quickly through: Solids, Liquids, Gases, All the same

Back

Solids

Front

A sound wave naturally occurs as a:

Back

longitudinal wave

Front

What is the speed of sound in air?

Back

340 meters/second

Front

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

Back

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

Front

Tool used in medicine to view internal organs and pregnancy: oscilloscope, doppler, ultrasound, sonar

Back

ultrasound

Front

Wavelength and frequency have what relationship?

Back

Inverse - when one increases, the other decreases