Characteristics of Waves
What is the height of a wave called?
Amplitude
What causes sound?
Vibrations
What is a medium?
Substance made of matter that sound can travel through.
What does amplitude affect?
Volume (loudness)
True or false: Sound can travel through empty space.
False
What is the number of waves in a certain time?
Frequency
What happens to the movement of a drum when a force is applied?
It vibrates
What is being transferred through the medium when a sound source vibrates?
Energy
What does frequency affect?
Pitch
Which is more harmful: loud sounds or high pitch sounds?
Loud sounds
If waves are far apart, the sound is...
Low pitch
How does sound travel to your ear?
Through air particle vibrations (energy transfer)
What is matter?
Anything with mass and takes up space
What are areas where air particles are squished together called?
Compressions
Which has more energy: Loud sounds or high pitch sounds?
Loud sounds
If a wave has low amplitude, the sound is:
Quiet
What part of the ear vibrates when sound arrives?
Eardrum
Sound travels the slowest in which state of matter?
Gas
Which sound has the highest pitch?
A. Tall Waves
B. Many Close Waves
B. Many close waves
What does it mean to deform something?
Bend or change shape
What is the distance between waves called?
Wavelength
What is being transferred through a medium due to the vibration of a sound source?
Energy
Sound travels the fastest in which state of matter?
Solid
Which sound is the loudest?
A. Wave with large amplitude
B. Wave with high frequency
A. Large amplitude
Which has a greater impact on energy: Pitch or volume
Volume