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What does the law of conservation of energy

A

Energy cannot be created or destroyed but may be converted from one to the next

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What is sound

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Sound is a form of energy produced by vibrations

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2
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What is the speed of sound in air

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340m/s

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3
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Does sound travel faster in solids or liquids

A

Solids

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4
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Put these in order from fastest to slowest

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Solids, liquids, gases

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5
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Which is faster speed of sound or light

A

Light

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A flash of lightning was observed and exactly 6 seconds later a clap of the
Thunder was heard. How far away was the lightning

A

340X6=2040m=2.04km

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What is an echo

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An echo is a reflection of a sound

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What is a disadvantage of echoes?

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In halls sound can become distorted due to echoes

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What is an advantage of echoes

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Ships can use echoes to find the depth of sea

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10
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What is the energy that made the water bend in the experiment with the tuning fork

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Kinetic

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11
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What does sound need to travel through

A

Medium

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12
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What can sound not travel through

A

A vacuum

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13
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What is the unit of sound

A

Decibels

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14
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How many decibels can damage your ears

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> 85db

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15
Q

What is an ultrasound

A

High pitched sound

16
Q

How do you find distance

A

Speed X Time

17
Q

How do you find time

A

Distance divided by speed

18
Q

How do you find speed

A

Distance divided by time

19
Q

What can use high pitched sound

A

Dog whistles

20
Q

Sound is always caused by something being made to____

A

Vibrate

21
Q

Sound needs a —— to travel through, it cannot pass through a ——

A

Medium, vacuum

22
Q

We see lightning before we hear thunder because ——– travels faster than —-

A

Light sound

23
Q

Sound travels faster through —- or —– than through a —-

A

Solid, liquid, gas

24
Q

What is the lowest sound you can hear

A

0 db the threshold of hearing

25
Q

Give an example of something over 100 db

A

Pain threshold