Waves, Energy, and Information

Front

What does amplitude affect?

Back

the volume of the sound

Front

How can humans perceive sound?

Back

They can hear it, might only see and feel it.

Front

A curved line that shows the pattern of a wave

Back

waveform

Front

How does sound energy travel?

Back

Sound energy travels in waves that need a solid, liquid, or gas to carry them.

Front

What is a measurement of a wave’s amplitude?

Back

the distance to the highest point of a wave

Front

the length of a wave from one peak to the next

Back

wavelength

Front

Sound travels best through which form of matter?

Back

Solid

Front

Why does a person see a flash of lightning before hearing thunder?

Back

Light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound.

Front

The crest is the

Back

high point

Front

The _____ is the lowest point of the wave below the equilibrium.

Back

trough