Sound Review

True or False: Waves are a pattern of motion that allows matter to travel from place to place.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does the amplitude of a wave describe?

• weight

• height

• patterns

• expansion

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What does wavelength measure

• the energy of a wave

• the vibration

• the distance from peak to peak

• the height of a wave

True or False: Sound can travel through liquids, solids, and gases.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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True or False: When you turn on a speaker the sound waves will cause it to expand.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Shaking maracas and strumming a guitar produces sound waves...

• by vibrating

• that travel through empty space

• that travel slow in high temps

• that travel at the same speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Why might the bottom string on a guitar have a higher pitch than the top string?

• It is thicker.

• It does not vibrate.

• They have the same thickness.

• It is thinner.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

• a lion's roar

• a dog's growl

• a bird chirping

• a man's yell

True or False: In order to play his drums more quietly, he should hit them with slowly but with the same force.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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If you and your friend were on the moon, you would not be able to hear each other because there is no air for sound to travel.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2