Category 1
What do all waves transmit?
Energy
In which medium would sound move the fastest?Vacuum, water, air, or steel?
steel
A light wave is both a (an)
transverse and electromagnetic wave
The ___ and ___ are part of the outer ear.
pinna, ear canal
The human ear receives sound waves as ____ and converts them to signals that are processed by the brain.
vibration
What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?
Name the three little bones in the middle ear.
hammer
anvil
stirrup
Two sound waves are produced by a clarinet. Both sound waves have the same pitch, but the second one is louder. Which of the following properties is greater for the second sound wave?
amplitude
Decibels are the most common units used to measure
loudness
A person becomes deaf due to the part of the ear that sends signals to the brain becoming damaged. What part of the ear would this be?
cochlea
Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all
move energy from one place to another
Earthquakes create ____ waves.
seismic
What kind of wave can pass through a vacuum?
electromagnetic
What type of waves is a sound wave?
longitudinal
A tone that is lower in pitch is lower is what characteristic?
frequency
What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called?
wavelength
A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a ___ wave.
mechanical
Loudness is the extent to which a sound can be:
heard
Selena stretches a rubber band across a box and lets it go. What is produced?
sound waves
Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called
rarefactions
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the wave's _____.
frequency
Which statement best explains why thunder is heard after lightning is seen?
light travels faster than sound
How do bats find their food?
using high pitch sounds and echoes
Pitch is a measure of
how high or low a sound is perceived to be