Sound Waves
sound can be defined as.....
a form of mechanical energy produced and transmitted by vibrating matter
Which category of instrument a saxophone belong?
Wind
Sound will travel the fastest through
Solid
As sound waves travel, parts of the waves are bunched close together. This is called
a compression wave
True or False? A guitar is a percussion instrument?
False
In which situation will sound NOT be produced?
a)large meteors crashing in outer space
b)a whale singing in the ocean
c)a police officer blowing a whistle
d)someone knocking on a metal door
In sound waves, energy is transferred through
vibrating matter
A violin is from which category of instrument?
String
What does this person with the glass against the wall know about how sound travels?
Sound travels fastest through solids.
What best describes the relationship between vibration and pitch
a)The faster the vibration, the higher the pitch.
A drum is a percussion instrument.
True or False?
True
The particles of a gas are farther apart than the particles in other phases of matter; therefore
sound travels the slowest through gases
What happens to sound in a vacuum?
The sound cannot travel.
Which category of instrument a piano belongs?
String
From slowest to fastest, what is the order the sound waves would travel through the medium?
a)a table, water, air
b)air, water, a table
c)water, air, a table
d)a table, air, water