Sound Waves Quiz

_______ waves are sound frequencies above 20,000 Hz.

• Subsonic

• Supersonic

• Ultrasonic

• Infrasonic

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Sound waves cannot travel in:

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gases

• Outer space

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_______ is the amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a specific amount of time.

• Intensity
• Loudness

• Pitch

• Frequency

The _______ is a spiral-shaped structure filled with liquid.

• Cochlea
• Hammer

• Anvil

• Stirrup

Which of the following will you hear as a high pitch?

• Sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz

• Sound wave with intensity of 10 dB

• Sound wave with a frequency of 10,000 Hz

• Sound wave with intensity of 100 dB

The two types of regions that make up compressional waves are:

• Compressions and rarefactions

• Compressions and extensions

• Compressions and transmissions

• Vibrations and transmissions

What type of waves are sound waves?

• Transverse

• Compressional

• Radio

• Sonar

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The change in pitch due to a moving wave source is called:

• The compressional effect

• Resonance

• A sonic boom

• The Doppler effect

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The study of sound is:

• Sonar

• Ultrasonics

• Acoustics

• Linguistics

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What is the difference between music and noise?

• Music follows a specified pattern of sounds and pitches; noise has o pattern

• Music has a wider range of frequencies than noise

• Noise has a greater intensity than music

• It is strictly a matter of opinion