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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 farther apart.B
There is less energy and the particles are closer together.C
There is less energy and the particles are farther apart.D
There is more energy and the particles are closer together.2
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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 Y → Wave W → Wave ZB
Wave Z → Wave W → Wave Y → Wave XC
Wave X → Wave W → Wave Y → Wave ZD
Wave Z → Wave Y → Wave W → Wave X3
Which of these objects would most likely cause a sound wave?
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a drill laying on its sideB
a nail stuck into a piece of woodC
a hammer hitting a metal cupD
a wrench locked in place around a bolt4
A wave is traveling through X. What can be known about X?
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It is empty space.B
It is any medium.C
It is a solid.D
It is a liquid.5
A high amplitude sound wave can best be compared to a
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short hill.B
tall hill.C
tightly coiled spring.D
stretched-out spring.6
Allison wants to calculate the speed of a sound wave.
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distance traveled / amplitudeB
number of wavelengths / amplitudeC
number of wavelengths / timeD
distance traveled / time8
Waves move fastest in
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low-temperature gases.B
low-temperature solids.C
high-temperature gases.D
high-temperature solids.9
Which best describes vibration?
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the distance traveled per unit in timeB
the action of moving back and forth quickly and steadilyC
the distance between one compression and the compression next to itD
the action of moving through a material or substance10
In which part of the wave are the particles of the medium closer together?
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rarefactionsB
compressionsC
solidsD
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