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The Nature of Sound

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11 questions
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  • Q1
    Sound travels as a ___________________
    wave
    medium
    energy
    particle
    30s
  • Q2
    When one part of a vibration causes air particles to spread out, they form a _________
    compression
    rarefaction
    diffraction
    sound wave
    30s
  • Q3
    When one part of a vibration pushes air particles together, they form a _____________
    diffraction
    compression
    rarefaction
    sound wave
    30s
  • Q4
    Sound can travel through what?
    gases
    solids
    all of the above
    liquids
    30s
  • Q5
    Temperature, stiffness, and density of the medium can change what?
    medium
    wave height
    speed of sound
    gases
    30s
  • Q6
    How does sound travel at higher temperatures?
    sound doesn't travel
    more quickly
    exactly the same
    more slowly
    30s
  • Q7
    Sound waves lose energy more slowly in what kind of mediums?
    stiff mediums
    exactly the same
    mediums can't be stiff
    all mediums
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of these are states of matter?
    solid, rock, water
    air, solid, liquid
    solid, liquid, gas
    medium, wave, matter
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of these can help determine the speed of sound passing through the medium?
    medium salsa
    the height of the medium
    the weight of the meduim
    the state of the medium
    30s
  • Q10
    The amount of matter or mass in a given amount of space or volume is called what?
    density
    weight
    spring scale
    matter
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of these items would sound travel through the fastest?
    steel
    air
    30s

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