Sound and light waves

Which term best describes the form sound takes as it travels?

• gas

• music

• waves

• molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In the diagram , measuring from the horizontal mid-line to the top of the wave is the way to identify which of the sound’s characteristics?

• pitch

• vibration

• speed

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which statement about sound is true?

• It always travels at the same rate of speed.

• It travels through many gases and many liquids only.

• It travels faster in outer space than it travels on Earth.

• It travels through a solid faster than it travels through a liquid.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which term means “a disturbance that transmits energy”?

• Wave

• Vibration

• Volume

• Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which term is used to identify the number of vibrations that occur during a unit of time?

• sound

• volume

• amplitude

• frequency

Which of the following is the definition of the term amplitude?

• the amount of energy in a wave

• the back-and-forth movement of an object

• a unit of measurement for the volume of a sound

• the distance between one crest to the next crest of a wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following is the definition of the term Decibel?

• the amount of energy in a wave

• the back-and-forth movement of an object

• a unit of measurement for the volume of a sound

• the distance between one crest to the next crest of a wave

Which of the following is the definition of the term Wavelength?

• the amount of energy in a wave

• the back-and-forth movement of an object

• a unit of measurement for the volume of a sound

• the distance between one crest to the next crest of a wave

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

• its volume

• its pitch

• its frequency

• its volume

The loudness of a sound is its..................

• its volume

• its pitch

• its frequency

• its volume