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What determines the pitch of a sound?
What determines the pitch of a sound?
- The duration of the sound wave
- The frequency of the sound wave (correct)
- The speed of the sound wave
- The amplitude of the sound wave
How is loudness of a sound perceived?
How is loudness of a sound perceived?
- By the temperature of the medium through which it travels
- By the intensity of the sound wave (correct)
- By the wavelength of the sound wave
- By the frequency of the sound wave
What is an echo?
What is an echo?
- A sound that is absorbed by materials
- A sound that travels faster than light
- A sound that is produced in a vacuum
- A wave that is reflected off a surface (correct)
Which frequency range is typically considered audible to humans?
Which frequency range is typically considered audible to humans?
What aspect of sound quality is described by its timbre?
What aspect of sound quality is described by its timbre?