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review for SOL 5.2
Question | Answer |
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Sound travels most quickly through | a solid |
Which musical instrument would most likely make the highest pitched sound? | a violin |
Which musical instrument which would most likely make the lowest pitched sound. | bass drum |
the number of sound wavelength in a given time | frequency |
this occurs when matter moves back and forth | vibration |
this is the rate of speed at which vibrations are produced? This rate determines how high or low the sound will be? | pitch |
this is the level of loudness or intensity of a sound | volumne |
A guitar player has tightened a string on her guitar. What effect will this have on the sound when this string is played? | The pitch of the string will be higher. |
A student shouts down a well and hears an echo. What causes the echo? | Sound is reflected from a surface. |
Humans and animals, such as bats, hear sounds differently. Which statement is true when comparing human hearing and animal hearing? | Animals can hear sounds at higher frequencies than humans. |
Which of the following statements correctly explains how humans make and hear sounds compared to how other animals, such as dogs, bats, and whales, make and hear sounds. | Humans cannot hear all of the same sound frequencies as animals. Humans cannot make all of the same sound frequencies as animals. |
Which example includes compression waves? | A drummer practicing on his drum set |
Sonar helps people find which information about an object? | Location |