5th grade Sound Vocabulary

The disappearance of a sound wave into a surface is called

• frequency

• echolocation

• amplitude

• absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The amount of energy in a sound wave (the height of the wave) is called

• absorption

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Part of a sound wave where particles are pushed close together (like a slinky) is called

• absorption

• expansion

• compression

• reflection

The process in which animals, such as dolphins and bats, sense an object's location by sending out and receiving sound waves is called . . .

• reflection

• rarefaction

• echolocation

• compression

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The number of sound waves a vibrating object produces each second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz) is called . . .

• frequency

• compression

• amplitude

• absorption

The state of matter that sound travels through (solid = fastest, liquid = moderate, and gas = slowest) is called . . .

• the pitch

• the frequency

• the wavelength

• the medium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The highness or lowness of a sound is called . . .

• sound

• reflection

• pitch

• rarefaction

Part of a sound wave where particles are farther apart, like in a slinky, is called . . .

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude

• wavelength

A type of Energy that travels through matter in longitudinal waves of high pressure (compression) and low pressure (rarefaction) is called . . .

• thermal

• light

• sound

• electromagnetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The loudness or softness of a sound, measured in Decibels (dB) is called . . .

• pitch

• wavelength

• amplitude

• volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1