Sound Waves

Question 1

A student takes notes in class.Sound Waves I. Created by a vibration A. Vibration: something that causes air molecules to moveback and forth quickly and steadily II. Move through a medium A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas

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I A

Question 2

Waves move fastest in

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high-temperature solids.

Question 3

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 4

A high amplitude sound wave can best be compared to a

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tightly coiled spring.

Question 5

Why do waves move faster at higher temperatures and in a solid phase?

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There is more energy and the particles are closer together.

Question 6

Allison wants to calculate the speed of a sound wave.

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distance traveled / time

Question 7

Which refers to the density of the medium’s particles at the compression of a sound wave?

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amplitude

Question 8

Which best describes vibration?

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the action of moving back and forth quickly and steadily

Question 9

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

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compressions

Question 10

Sound waves move the slowest through which medium?

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air

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