Sound Waves Test Review

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to

• Vibrate

• Move

• Stay still

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Sound waves travel by causing particles to move close together and apart (like a slinky), called ________.

• Rarefaction

• Surface wave

• Compression

Which of these is not a property of a sound wave?

• Elasticity

• Loudness

• Pitch

The _______ of a wave increases with increased energy.

• Wave length

• Amplitude

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High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

• HIgh

• Low

The difference between a mechanical wave (like sound) and an electromagnetic wave (like light) is that

• mechanical waves can move through a medium and a vacuum (space)

• mechanical waves can move through a vacuum (space) only

• mechanical waves can move through a medium only

A musical note has a frequency of 512 Hz. If the wavelength of the note is 0.685 m, what is the speed of the sound of that note?

• 345 m/s

• 351 m/s

• 841 m/s

• 0.00120 m/s

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying
• high
• the same
• low

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The wavelength of this wave is...

• 45 ft

• 9 cm

• 90 ft

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