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What are regions of high pressure in a sound wave called?

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Important Questions on Sound

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Which type of wave requires a medium for propagation?
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What is the term for a wave where particles move perpendicular to wave direction?
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Hertz is a unit of :
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Which type of wave is formed in a stretched string?
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What type of wave is sound in air?
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What is the unit of frequency?
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Which term describes the maximum displacement of particles in a wave?
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What is the highest point of a wave called?
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What characteristic of sound waves is associated with high-pitched sounds like a whistle or a bird chirping?
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What type of waves can travel through a vacuum?
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Which term describes the number of waves passing a point in one second?
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Which of the following sounds is most likely to have a high frequency?
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Which term describes regions of low pressure in a sound wave?
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Sound waves with a frequency below 20 Hz are called
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What determines the pitch of a sound?
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If a pendulum makes 10 oscillations per second, its frequency will be _____ Hz.

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The speed of highly penetrating ultrasonic waves is :

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What characteristic of sound waves is associated with low-pitched sounds, such as the deep rumble of thunder or the bass notes in music?
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What is the time taken for one complete wave cycle called?