Sound waves

What kind of waves are sound waves

• transverse

• compression

• rarefraction

• longitudinal

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Sound waves travel slowest in _________.

The speed of a sound wave depends on

• the frequency
• the medium
• both air temperature and medium
• the air temperature

What is the Doppler Effect

• Where the wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving

• When a wave is shifted when a body pushes the wave

• Where the apparent wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is a pitch?

• highness or lowness of a sound
• the intensity of a vibration
• the amplitude of the sound wave
• volume of sound

Highest point of a wave

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

Sound waves are longitudinal waves, which are a type of ____________ wave.

What does pitch depend on?

• amplitude 
• frequency
• intensity 
• volume of sound

A sound wave is a type of:

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• mechanical and longitudinal wave

What does the area pointed by the arrow in the diagram represent?

• compression

• rarefaction

• equilibrium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1