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What type of wave is a sound wave?
Longitudinal Wave
List the three mediums
Solids, Liquids, Gases
Higher frequency results in..
Higher pitch
Sound travels through _________ the fastest
Solids
Dense materials are more likely to feel ______
Heavy or Hard
Sound is created when something ________________.
Vibrates
Areas where particles in the medium are closer together and create a region on HIGH pressure are called...
Compressions
Shorter amplitude results in..
Softer sound
Sound travels the slowest through __________.
Gases
The more dense a medium is, the __________ the wave moves.
Slower
Sound waves transfer ________ from one particle to the next.
Energy
How fast the wave vibrates or the number of cycles per second is called.....
Frequency
Lower frequency results in ...
Lower pitch
The measure of how quickly a medium returns to normal after being disturbed is known as...
Elasticity
The more elastic a medium is, the ____________ sound waves can move through it
faster
In air, sound waves move outwards in all directions.
In solids, sound waves move along __________ ___________.
Specific paths
The height of the wave
Amplitude
Larger amplitude results in ...
Louder sound
__________ measures how compact matter is (how much "stuff" is squeezed into a space).
Density
As the temperature of a medium increases, the ________________ sound waves travel
Faster
What a wave travels through is known as....
The Medium
Areas where particles of the medium are spread apart, creating a region of LOW pressure are called....
Rarefaction
Waves with a larger amplitude carry more _____.
Energy
The medium with the least elasticity is...
Gas
Gases