ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG026004: As sound travels through a liquid, the matter is displaced for a period of time but then returns to its original position after the sound passes.
What happens to the matter that makes up a liquid when sound travels through it?
- As sound travels through a liquid, the matter moves in the direction of the sound and travels from the source to a receiver.
- As sound travels through a liquid, the matter is displaced for a period of time but then returns to its original position after the sound passes.
- If the liquid is thick, like honey, the matter will not move when sound travels through it, but if it is thin like water, the liquid will move with the sound.
- Nothing happens to the matter that makes up a liquid. Matter is not disturbed when sound travels through a liquid.
Answer Choice |
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1711 |
4–5 n = 245 | 6–8 n = 787 |
9–12 n = 679 |
Male n = 830 |
Female n = 859 |
English n = 1541 |
Other n = 135 |
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| A. | 26% | 23% | 25% | 29% | 24% | 29% | 26% | 28% |
| B. | 29% | 31% | 25% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 27% |
| C. | 29% | 29% | 33% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 32% |
| D. | 16% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 13% |