Sound waves

A reflected sound wave

• frequency

• wavelength

• crest

• echo

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• chemical wave

• pitch

 Which statement about sound waves is true? 

• they can be reflected

• they travel through a vacuum

• they can be refracted

• they travel in solid only

the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• pitch

• amplitude

• frequency

A medium is ........

• the movement of material in front of a sound wave.

• the density of air in a particular setting.

• a requirement for transmission of light waves.

• a substance that transmits waves.

What does pitch depend on?

• intensity 

• volume of sound

• frequency

• amplitude 

Sound travels faster through solids than through liquids

• true

• false

Which medium will transmit sound the fastest?

• ocean water

• solid iron

• perfumed air

Which of the following can sound travel through?

• soild

• liquid

• gas

• none of the above

What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• doesn't matter