S8P4E Review for Quiz

When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change. (S8P4e)

• speed
• frequency
• wavelength
• speed, frequency, and wavelength

In which medium does sound travel fastest? (S8P4e)

• solid
• liquid
• gas

The MOST likely reason sound travels faster in salt water than in fresh water is that salt water

• is more elastic.
• absorbs heat faster.
• has a higher density.
• reflects sound better.
  

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Solids, liquids and gases are all example of

• wavelengths of matter

• lens that are convex

• waves that are made

• mediums that sound travels through

Sound has to travel through a 

• crest
• medium
• frequency
• box

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Sound waves have the fastest speed when traveling through a ___.

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• tornado

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During a thunderstorm, Sanjay saw lightning and then heard thunder 5 s later. Why does he see the lightning before he hears the thunder?

• He would have seen the lightning and heard the thunder at the same time.
• Sound travels faster than light.
• Light travels faster than sound.
• There is no reason.

In which of these situations would light slow down?

• from glass to air
• from ice to water
• from plastic to air
• from a vacuum to air

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Which object would a sound wave travel the fastest through?

• brick wall
• pool
• oxygen
• lake

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Which type of wave can travel through mass and a vacuum?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic and Mechanical

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