Sound Energy

What kind of wave are sound waves?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• latitudinal

• parallel

In which  medium will sound travel fastest?

• air
• water
• glass
• salt water

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Sound is caused by....

• molecules
• vibrations
• people
• space

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When we hear an echo it is because... 

• sound travels slowly 
• sound is reflected off an object
• sound travels quickly 
• Sound travels backwards

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What do you call a series of rarefactions and compressions

• amplitude

• sound wave

• decibel

• pitch

___________ waves cause the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

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__________ waves cause the medium to move parallel to the direction of the wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

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Sound does not travel in space because

• Space is too far away.
• There is no matter in space.
• Space is the final frontier
• Space has planets.

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What in the speed of sound in the air if the temperature is 10^oC.

• 337^oC

• 391^oC

• 336^oC

• 237^oC