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Sound Waves

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  • Sound waves need to travel through a medium, or material. True or False?
    TRUE
  • TRUE or FALSE. If you want to increase volume you must increase FREQUENCY.
    False. You increase amplitude
  • TRUE or FALSE. High frequency means high pitch.
    TRUE
  • It refers to the height of the wave from the center line and tells the loudness of sound
    amplitude
  • This is how fast the wave vibrates or the number of cycles per second
    Frequency
  • The speed of sound travels FASTEST in which medium?
    Solid
  • You can hear a scream in outer space. True or False?
    False, Sound wave need medium
  • TRUE or FALSE. An increase in amplitude will result in volume going down.
    False. It will go up
  • What is the auditory range of humans?
    acoustic
  • What type of wave is a sound wave: longitudinal or transverse?
    longitudinal
  • Sound is caused by ...
    Vibration