Sound Waves Triple Jump

Learn about sound waves! Fill in the blanks and label diagrams for sound properties like pitch and amplitude.

Hop (Easy)Fill in the blanks to the paragraph written below discussing sound. Sound is a type of energy that needs MATTER to travel. When sound energy moves matter, this is called VIBRATION. Sound waves are also called COMPRESSION OR LONGINTUDINAL waves. COMPRESSIONS are the parts of the wave that are close together and RAREFACTIONS are the parts of the wave that are spread apart. Sound travels fastest through SOLID matter and slowest through GAS matter. PITCH refers to how high or low a sound is. FREQUENCY is how fast a wave is traveling. The higher the FREQUENCY, the higher the pitch. Amplitude affects how LOUD a sound is. The higher the amplitude, the LOUDER a sound will be. DECIBELS are the units we use to measure the loudness of sound waves. Sound waves also bounce off and interact with surfaces. Some animals use ECHOLOCATION or the bouncing of sound waves off of matter to see where they are going. Scientists and military use SONAR underwater to learn about what is in the ocean. Skip (Medium) Label the sound wave shown below using the words below. You may not use all of the words provided and some words may be used more than once.Compression, Transparent, Amplitude, Wavelength, Crest, Trough, Rarefaction, Reflection, Refraction, Echo Wavelength Compression Rarefaction Amplitude Wavelength