Ch 2: Waves

Question 1

What word means to move back and forth quickly?

Answer 1

vibrate

Question 2

What is matter?

Answer 2

Anything that takes up space.

Question 3

What are the three states of matter?

Answer 3

Liquid, Solid, and Gas

Question 4

What is the order of how effectively sound waves move through the different states of matter? (strongest to weakest)

Answer 4

Solid is strongest.
Liquid is the second strongest.
Gas is the weakest.

Question 5

What is the way that humans perceive loudness of sound? (Pick 2)

Answer 5

volume/intensity

Question 6

What word do we use to describe how high or low sound is?

Answer 6

pitch

Question 7

Which is the highest pitch?

Answer 7

d.

Question 8

Which one is the loudest sound? (Highest volume/intensity)

Answer 8

a.

Question 9

Which one has the lowest pitch?

Answer 9

a.

Question 10

Which one is the quietest sound? (Lowest volume/intensity)

Answer 10

b.

Question 11

Does sound move faster in cooler or warmer weather?

Answer 11

warmer weather

Question 12

What property of sound causes glass to shatter?

Answer 12

pitch

Question 13

What animal can hear sounds that are too high for people to hear.

Answer 13

dogs

Question 14

What animal can hear sounds that are too low for humans to hear.

Answer 14

elephants

Question 15

What animal has the greatest sense of hearing?

Answer 15

wax moth