Sound Quiz 1

Why do we not hear sound in outer space?

• there is no one out there to hear it.
• it is so cold
• it is a vacuum or empty space so there is not a medium for sound to travel
• there are too many stars that are exploding

A medium is...

• a substance that transmits waves.
• a requirement for transmission of light waves.
• the movement of material in front of a sound wave.
• the density of air in a particular setting.

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Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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Soundwave begins with a/an

• echo
• interference
• back and forth vibration
• wave

Sound is a 

• Transverse Wave
• Combined Wave
• Seismic Wave
• Longitudinal wave

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What is B?

• crest
• trough
• compression
• rarefaction

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The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

• rarefaction
• compression
• crest
• trough

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

• Decibel
• Medium
• Vibration
• Oscilloscope

A tuning fork makes a sound wave as the ends of the fork _____ in the air.

• vibrate

• echo

• diffract

• refract

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In a sound wave, _____ is the number of waves that pass by a point in a given period of time.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest