Sound and Speed

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

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What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

What is volume?

• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the number of vibrations per second
• vibrations

What medium does sound travel through slowest?

• gas
• solid
• liquid
• trees

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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.

What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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Area of a sound wave where particles are CLOSE together.

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Volume

• Pitch

Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?

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Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?

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