The Frequency of a Sound Wave Determines Its

question 318

Multiple Choice

The frequency of a sound wave determines its:

• A)loudness.
• B)timbre.
• C)pitch.
• D)decibel level.

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Definitions:

Tea Act

A 1773 act of the British Parliament that granted the East India Company the right to sell tea to the American colonies free of taxes imposed on colonial tea importers, leading to the Boston Tea Party.

East India Company

A British trading company formed in the early 17th century, granted a monopoly on British trade with India and East Asia, playing a key role in the colonization and imperial control over regions.

Intolerable Acts

Four parliamentary measures in reaction to the Boston Tea Party that forced payment for the tea, disallowed colonial trials of British soldiers, forced their quartering in private homes, and reduced the number of elected officials in Massachusetts.

Boston Tea Party

A political protest by the American colonists against British taxation, notably the Tea Act, taking place in 1773 in Boston, where they threw shipments of tea into the harbor.