CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND WAVES

It refers to tones produced from a musical instrument.

• partial tones

• overtones

A sound wave is a type of______

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic waves

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

It is the frequency that is inaudible to humans.

• Ultrasonic frequencies

• Audible frequencies

• Infrasonic frequencies

It is the highness or lowness of a tone.

• Intensity

• Loudness

• Tone

• Pitch

What is the maximum audible Hertz (Hz) in humans?

• above 20,000 Hz

• 20,000 Hz or 20kHz

• 250 to 500 Hz

• 22,000 Hz or 22kHz

A region where there is a low pressure and particles are far distant.

• Refraction

• Rarefraction

• Rarefaction

• Rearfaction

high amplitude, _______energy and _______intensity

• less, low

• larger, low

• less, high

• larger, high

The scale use to measure intensity of a sound.

It is the small region of a sound wave where there is a high pressure and particles are closest to each other.

The field of science that studies the properties and transmission of sound.