SOL 5.2 - Sound Terms

What form of energy is produced and transmitted by vibrating matter?

• Light
• Sound
• Heat
• Electricity

In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...

• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Wavelength

Sound waves are unable to travel in a...

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Vacuum

What type of sound is heard when fewer molecules have been vibrated with less force?

• Soft Sound
• Loud Sound

Sound travels as a...

• Transverse Wave
• Ocean Wave
• Compression Wave
• Slinky Wave

Sound travels the ____________ in a solid like wood.

• Doesn't travel in a Solid
• Slowest
• Fastest

A soft sound occurs when a sound wave has a...

• Small (Low) Amplitude
• Large (High) Amplitude

Picture (a) shows sound moving as a...

• Transverse Wave
• Ocean Wave
• Slinky Wave
• Compression Wave

Sound travels the _________ through a gas like air.

• Does not travel through a Gas
• Slowest
• Fastest

What type of sound is heard when many molecules have been vibrated with much force?

• Soft Sound
• Loud Sound