Question 1

Which of the following properties of a sound wave determines its volume?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Speed

Question 2

What property of a sound wave determines its pitch?

Accepted Answer

Frequency

Answer

Speed

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

Question 3

How does the speed of sound change in different mediums?

Accepted Answer

The speed of sound is faster in solids than in liquids, and faster in liquids than in gases.

Answer

The speed of sound is fastest in gases, followed by liquids, then solids.

Answer

The speed of sound is faster in gases than in liquids, and faster in liquids than in solids.

Answer

The speed of sound is the same in all mediums.

Question 4

What is the unit of measurement for frequency in sound waves?

Accepted Answer

Hertz

Answer

Meters

Answer

Decibels

Answer

Seconds

Question 5

What is the term used to describe the bouncing back of a sound wave when it hits a surface?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

Answer

Absorption

Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Refraction

Question 6

What is the phenomenon where sound waves bend around obstacles or through openings?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Absorption

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Refraction

Question 7

What is the term for the bending of sound waves as they pass from one medium to another of different densities?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Absorption

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