Read About Wave Properties

What do waves transfer from place to place?

• Matter

• Energy

• Water

• Light

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Sound waves travel through air and allow us to hear sound.

• True

• False

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Based on the image of the wave tank with a ping-pong ball, what happens to the ping-pong ball when a wave passes through the tank?

• It moves from one side to the other

• It moves up and down

• It sinks to the bottom

• It stays completely still

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What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• Sound waves

• Light waves

• Water waves

• Radio waves

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What does increasing the amplitude of a sound wave do to the sound's loudness?

• It increases the sound's loudness.

• It decreases the sound's loudness.

• It changes the sound's pitch.

• It has no effect on the sound's loudness.

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Wavelength is the distance between wave peaks.

• True

• False

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The closer the peaks of a wave are to each other, the ______ energy the waves have.

• more

• less

• same

• lower

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Sound waves are caused by:

• Light

• Vibrations

• Electricity

• Heat

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Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT good at transmitting sound?

• Metal

• Glass

• Heavy fabrics

• Air

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