Sound Study Guide Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
water | Sound travels better in ___ than in air. |
vacuum | Sound cannot travel in a ___ (outer space). |
True | True or false: Sound travels faster along a solid instead of a liquid because the matter is denser. |
echolocation | Sounds animals use to help them locate objects, such as bats and dolphins. These sounds cannot be heard by humans because of the high frequencies animals use. |
crest | highest point of a sound wave |
trough | lowest point of a sound wave |
the distance from crest to crest | How are wavelengths measured? |
vibrations | back and forth movements of matter |
frequency | the number of a times a sound source vibrates in one second |
lower | the lower the frequency, the ___ the pitch. |
softer | the further away you are from the sound source, the ___ the sound becomes. |
shortest | On stringed instruments, the highest frequencies are made by the ___ strings. |
longest | On stringed instruments, the lowest frequencies are made by the ___ strings. |
speed of sound | The ____ through a solid, liquid, or gas depends on how close the molecules are to each other in the material. |
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