Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
(a) Sound waves are caused by .
(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called and places of lower pressure called .
(c) Wave speed in meters per second equals frequency in multiplied by in .
(d) Sound cannot travel through .
(e) The sound travels in a solid than in a gas.
(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength .

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(a) Sound waves are caused by vibrations.
(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called compressions and places of lower pressure called rarefactions.
(c) Wave speed in meters per second equals frequency in hertz multiplied by wavelength in meters.
(d) Sound cannot travel through vacuum.
(e) The sound travels faster in a solid than in a gas.
(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength decreases.

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