SCI 155 Chap 5b Question Preview (ID: 9076)


This Reviews Topics Covered In Chapter 5 Of Your Text--Sound. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The height of a wave describes
a) amplitude
b) frequency
c) period
d) wavelength

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough describes
a) amplitude
b) frequency
c) period
d) wavelength

A unit for frequency is
a) meters
b) hertz
c) seconds
d)

A transverse wave will travel through
a) solids
b) liquids
c) gases
d) all three phases

Which wave type causes particles to move closer together or farther apart in the same direction that the wave is moving?
a) longitudinal
b) transverse
c)
d)

Which wave type causes motion perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving?
a) longitudinal
b) transverse
c)
d)

Can sound travel through a vacuum?
a) yes
b) no
c)
d)

Sound travels most rapidly in
a) solids
b) liquids
c) gases
d) The speed of sound is constant.

Sound travels faster in warmer air than in cooler air.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

As a sound source moves toward you, the pitch will appear to
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain the same
d)

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