Sound Energy

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What is volume?

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The loudness or softness of a sound.

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Can sound be transmitted through objects?

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True

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Does sound travel through solids?

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True

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What affects the pitch of a stringed instrument?

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The length of its strings.

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How can astronauts communicate in outer space?

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By shining a light in Morse code to represent letters.

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What is pitch?

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How high or low a sound is.

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What is sound energy?

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Energy produced by vibrating objects that creates sound.

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What is a medium in sound transmission?

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The substance through which sound travels, such as air, water, or solids.

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What happens to sound in a vacuum?

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Sound cannot travel in a vacuum because there are no particles to transmit the vibrations.

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What is frequency?

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The number of vibrations per second, which determines the pitch of a sound.