Sound Waves & Physics
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Question 1: What happens to the frequency of sound as it travels from a warm air mass to a cold air mass?
Frequency increases
Frequency remains constant
Frequency decreases
Frequency oscillates randomly
Question 2: Which phenomenon explains why sound waves bend around corners?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Resonance
Question 3: What happens to sound waves when they encounter a surface?
They are completely absorbed
They are partially reflected and partially absorbed
They pass through completely
They completely disappear
Question 4: Why do we hear higher pitched sounds when a source moves toward us?
Sound waves stretch out
The Doppler effect
Air pressure increases
Temperature changes
Question 5: What determines the loudness of a sound wave?
Amplitude
Wavelength
Speed
Direction
Question 6: In which medium does sound travel fastest?
Air
Water
Steel
Vacuum
Question 7: What happens when two sound waves of the same frequency meet in opposite phases?
The sound gets louder
Destructive interference occurs
The frequency changes
The waves bounce off each other
Question 8: What is the relationship between a sound's wavelength and its pitch?
Longer wavelength means higher pitch
Wavelength has no effect on pitch
Shorter wavelength means higher pitch
Pitch is independent of wavelength