5 Evaluation Quiz

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• Longitudinal

• Surface

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

• Shake

• Vibrate

• Move

• Stay still

A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _____.

• Rarefaction

• Surface waves

• Transverse wave

• Compression

A rarefaction is generated when particles move

• Together

• Closer

• Under

• Apart

Sound waves cannot travel through which of these.

• Paper

• Milk

• Hydrogen

• Outer space

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vacuum

The elasticity of a substance describes how fast or slow its particles bounce back-and-forth as ______________ move through the object.

• vibrations

• chemicals

• electrons

• surface waves

Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?

• elasticity

• temperature

• density

• Amplitude

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

• hot

• cold

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

• intensity

• elasticity

• loudness

• frequency