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Sound Waves

Quiz by Mrs. Clarici

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30 questions
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  • Q1
    disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
    light
    sound
    UV light
    x-rays
    20s
  • Q2
    ability for material to bounce back after being disturbed
    density
    temperature
    elasticity
    volume
    20s
  • Q3
    measure of how much matter or mass is contained in a given volume.
    mass
    volume
    density
    elasticity
    20s
  • Q4
    amount of energy per second carried through a unit area by a wave
    mass
    temperature
    intensity
    loudness
    20s
  • Q5
    determined by intensity of sound, i.e. amplitude (decibels); what you actually hear
    temperature
    density
    intensity
    loudness
    20s
  • Q6
    unit of loudness.
    decibel (dB)
    hertz (Hz)
    volume (L)
    watts (W)
    20s
  • Q7
    how high or low a sound is; depends on frequency
    amplitude
    intensity
    pitch
    loudness
    20s
  • Q8
    frequency of forced vibrations on an object matches the object's natural frequency, and a dramatic increase in amplitude results.
    overtones
    resonance
    echoes
    fundamental overtones
    20s
  • Q9
    blending of fundamental tone and overtones; sound quality
    music
    timbre
    noise
    20s
  • Q10
    set of tones and overtones combined in ways that are pleasing to the ear.
    overtones
    music
    noise
    30s
  • Q11
    no pleasing timbre and no identifiable pitch
    overtones
    music
    noise
    30s
  • Q12
    a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
    dissonance
    music
    30s
  • Q13
    science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
    acoustics
    30s
  • Q14
    repeated changes in loudness
    beat
    30s
  • Q15
    funnels sound waves
    outer ear
    30s

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