Sound Waves

Sound Waves

6th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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Sound Waves

Sound Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-1

Standards-aligned

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Sound is made of ___________.

light

color

vibrations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?

sound waves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house
sound waves moving around the large rooms
sound waves moving slowly through air
sound waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cletus wants to make ear protectors for people who work around loud jet engines at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta. Which of the following materials should he experiment with for the best results?

a material that produces sound
a material that absorbs sound
a material that transmits sound
a material that amplifies sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's

concussion. 
amplitude. 
reflection.
frequency. 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which surface is the best reflector of sound? 

bumpy and soft
smooth and soft
smooth and hard
bumpy and hard

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement about sound waves is true? 

Air travels with them
They travel through a vacuum
They exist only if heard
They can be reflected. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above? 

The distance represented by C would increase. 
The distance represented by C would decrease. 
The distance represented by D would increase. 
The distance represented by D would decrease. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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