Nature of Sound

Sound waves travel as what kind of wave?

• longitudinal

• transvers

• surface

• refracted

Sound waves begins as a ______________.

• vibration

• compression

• rarefaction

• particel

Sounds waves carry ____________ through the medium.

• energy

• air

• waves

• light

Particles pushed together in a longitudinal wave are called____________

• compressison

• rarefaction

• energy

• wavelength

Particles that are spread out in a longitudinal wave are called _____________?

• rarefaction

• compression

• energy

• light

True or False: sound waves can only travel through air.

• True

• False

Sounds waves can travel the fastest through what medium?

• gas

• liquids

• solids

True or False: Sound waves travel at the same speed no matter what the temperature is.

• true

• false

The warmer the temperature, the ___________ the speed of the wave.

• faster

• slower

The more stiff a medium is, the _____________ the speed of the wave.

• faster

• slower