Comparing Light And Sound Question Preview (ID: 60868)


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To pass something from one place to another
a) Transmit
b) Reflect
c) Refract
d) Absorb

A substance that energy can travel through
a) Medium
b) Absorb
c) Vacuum
d) Transfer

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact
a) Sound Energy
b) Light Energy
c) Radiant Energy
d) Visible Spectrum

Waves of energy made by vibrations; require a medium (air, water, or solids) in order to travel
a) Sound Waves
b) Light Waves
c) Vacuum
d) Absorption

A series of small, fast movements back and forth or from side to side
a) Vibration
b) Wavelength
c) Absorption
d) Refraction

The property of sound that varies with how fast or slow the vibration is; slow vibrations produce low sounds, and fast vibrations produce high sounds
a) Pitch
b) Volume
c) Amplitude
d) Frequency

How often something occurs or is repeated during a set time
a) Frequency
b) Pitch
c) Absorb
d) Reflect

A wave that moves up and down
a) Transverse Wave
b) Compression Wave
c) Reflect
d) Wavelength

The distance between the same two points on a wave, such as crest to crest
a) Wavelength
b) Crest
c) Trough
d) Amplitude

Energy that allows us to see
a) Light Energy
b) Sound Energy
c) Thermal Energy
d) Potential Energy

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