y10 RC - Waves & Sound QUIZ

Waves transfer...

• Energy

• Matter

• Energy and matter

• None of the others

Which of the following is NOT a TRANSVERSE wave? 

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The picture represents a sound wave.

What are the names given to the areas labelled as A and B?

• A) Compression

  B) Rarefaction

• A) Rarefaction

  B) Compression

• A) Peak

  B) Trough

• A) Trough

  B) Peak

The wave effect shown in the picture is called

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Echoe

The wave effect shown in the picture is called...

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Distorsion

The boy around the corner hears the music due to the effect of the sound waves called...

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Echoes

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is NOT true for sound waves?

• They are caused by vibrations.

• They can travel through solids, liquids and gases.

• They can be reflected, refracted and diffracted.

• They always have the same speed, no matter the medium.

In a musical scale, when the pitch of a note is increased by ONE OCTAVE, the frequency...

• Doubles

• Halves

• is 8 times higher

• is 8 times lower

Musicians say a sound has a high PITCH when it has a high...

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Loudness

• Period