Sound

Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?

• milk
• desk
• air
• door

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Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

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Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

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What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

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What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

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What do bats and dolphins use to find things? 

• their eyes
• their ears
• echolocation

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 

• Decibel
• Medium
• Vibration
• Oscilloscope

This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through.  Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

• Decibel
• Medium
• Vibration
• Oscilloscope

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