Sound Waves

Question 1

Which best describes vibration?

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the action of moving back and forth quickly and steadily

Question 2

In which part of the wave are the particles of the medium closer together?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

compressions

Question 3

Allison wants to calculate the speed of a sound wave.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

distance traveled / time

Question 4

A coiled spring with coils that are closely spaced then widely then closely then widely then closely, ending with a yellow line labeled 1 second.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

2

Question 5

Which of these objects would most likely cause a sound wave?

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a hammer hitting a metal cup

Question 6

Yulia observed a sound wave moving through a solid medium at four different temperatures, and she recorded observations about each one in the chart.

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Wave X → Wave W → Wave Y → Wave Z

Question 7

Which of these would most likely cause a sound wave?

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a spoon hitting the side of a bowl while mixing

Question 8

Waves move fastest in

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high-temperature solids.

Question 9

A wave is traveling through X. What can be known about X?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is any medium.

Question 10

In sound waves, the distance between compressions is called the wavelength.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

wavelength

Sound Waves Answers