Sound

Look at the wave. What is ABC?

• =Wavelength, B =Compression, C =Rarefaction

• =Wavelength, B =Rarefaction, C =Compression

• =Compression, B =Rarefaction, C =Wavelength

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What do you call the height of the wave from the rest position.

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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What do you call the amount of waves produced in 1 second.

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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What do you call how high or low a sound seems to a person.

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Amplitude

Which property of sound describes your perception of the energy of a sound?

• loudness

• intensity

• pitch

• wave speed

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Based on the graph, what can you conclude about the speed of sound through different mediums?

• Sound travels fast through solids than it does through liquids and gasses

• Sound travels faster through gasses than it does through liquids and solids

• Sound travels fastest through liquids

• Sounds travels fastest through air

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A wave transfers ENERGY from one place to another.

• True

• False

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What is B?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Trough

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What is C?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Trough

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When the amplitude of a wave increases, the energy ______________. 

• Increase (more)

• Decrease (less)

• Stay the same

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