Chapter 11 Sound

What do sound waves travel the quickest through?

• steel

• oxygen

• water

• gel

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What do sound waves travel the slowest through?

• solids

• liquids

• gas

• gel

Which waves have a back-and-forth motion?

• longitudinal

• transverse

• circular

• light

Sound waves with a high pitch also have a high _____.

• wavelength

• frequency

• volume

• timbre

Sounds must travel through _______.

• space

• solids

• a medium

• a vacuum

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A form of vibrations that can be heard

• light

• magnetism

• electricity

• sound

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The quality of a sound

• pitch

• amplitude

• timbre

• volume

Sound waves bounce off of hard or smooth surfaces

• rarefaction

• reflection

• absorbs

• transmits

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Ability to "see" by using sound waves

• navigation

• glasses

• Marco Polo

• echolocation

If the ____ of a sound is low, the frequency will be _____

• pitch; low

• amplitude; high

• wavelength; high

• timbre; low