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Sound - MCAT Practice - Physics

Sound is fundamentally produced by a:
Vibration of an object






Through which medium does sound travel the fastest?
Solid (Steel)






Sound waves cannot propagate through which of the following?
A vacuum






The property of sound that a human perceives as pitch is directly correlated with which wave characteristic?
Frequency






The intensity of a sound, or how loud it is, is primarily based on the wave's:
Amplitude






According to the Doppler effect, when a sound source and a detector are moving toward each other, the perceived frequency compared to the emitted frequency will be:
Higher






A pipe is closed at one end and supports a standing wave. The length (L) of the pipe must correspond to what relationship with the wavelength (λ) of the fundamental frequency?
L = nλ/4 (where n is an odd integer)






In an open pipe (open at both ends) supporting a standing wave, the ends of the pipe always correspond to a displacement:
Antinode






If a source and a detector of sound are moving in the same direction, what factor determines whether the apparent frequency is higher, lower, or equal to the emitted frequency?
Their relative speeds






Ultrasound technology is used in medical imaging to compare the body's internal tissues based on their:
Relative densities