

Reflection and Absorption of Sound Waves
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KATHERINE BRYANT
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Reflection and Absorption of Sound Waves
How are sound waves reflected and absorbed?

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Review
What do we remember about waves...
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Multiple Choice
Sound is a mechanical wave because
Sound waves moves perpendicular to the disturbance
Sound waves moves in the same directions as the disturbance
Sound waves move through the vacuum of space
Sound waves must have a medium through which to travel
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Multiple Choice
Materials through which sound travels is called slowest is
liquid
gas
solid
plasma
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Multiple Choice
The fact that seismic waves (earth quake waves) travel for many kilometers but do not move the ground with them where they go is an example that
waves transfer matter not energy
waves transfer both matter and energy
waves transfer energy not matter
waves transfer neither matter nor energy
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Multiple Choice
The disturbances that travel in a sound wave are called
vibrations
magnetic field
compressive force
low pressure
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Multiple Choice
To raise the pitch of a sound wave what must happen to the wave?
Increase the wavelength of the wave
Decrease the amplitude of the wave
Decrease the energy of the wave
Increase the frequency of the wave
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Multiple Choice
What happens to the pitch of the sound when the amplitude increases?
the pitch gets higher
the pitch gets lower
the pitch doesn't change
the pitch gets louder
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Recall that sound waves are mechanical waves and need a medium to travel.
When the medium the sound is traveling through encounters a barrier four things can happen.
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Wave Interactions include
Reflection
Absorption
Refraction
Diffraction
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Today our focus is
reflection
absorption
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Sound behavior is influenced by the medium a sound wave travels through and the obstacles the wave comes in contact with. All waves can be
reflected
absorbed
refracted
diffracted
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Reflection of a sound wave
Sound waves can be reflected when a sound wave hits a barrier and bounces back. The types of barriers that cause sound reflection are smooth flat surfaces. Examples of this are echoes, echoloaction, sonar and ultra sound.
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Multiple Choice
What is echolocation?
the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
the location of objects by reflected light, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
the location of objects by refracted sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
the location of objects by diffracted sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
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Multiple Choice
What do we call sounds humans can't hear?
infrasound
sound
ultrasound
pitch
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the term for the fact that when sound waves move away from a source they are farther apart and lower in pitch?
Echolocation
Sonar
Doppler Effect
Hertz
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Absorption of Soundwaves
Sound waves can be absorbed when a sound wave causes particles to vibrate absorbing the sound and changing the sound into another form of energy.
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Multiple Choice
What type of materials are used to absorb sound?
Smooth Flat Surfaces
Soft Surfaces
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Too much noise or too little noise can make people feel uncomfortable.
True
False
Reflection and Absorption of Sound Waves
How are sound waves reflected and absorbed?

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