Ahigh amplitude sound wave can best be compared to a ?
short hill.
tall hill.
tightly coiled spring.
stretched-out spring.

The correct answer is tightly coiled spring.  

A high amplitude sound wave can best be compared to a tightly coiled spring. A high energy wave is featured by exhibiting a high amplitude. Amplitude refers to the displacement or fluctuation of a wave from its mean value. With regard to sound waves, it is the degree by which the particles of air getting displaced, and this sound amplitude or amplitude of the sound is encountered as the loudness of the sound.