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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
A series of vibrations you can hear
a)
sound waves
b)
pitch
c)
sound
d)
speed of sound
2.
Measure of sound energy reaching your ears
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
loudness
d)
wavelength
3.
Area where air is pushed together by vibrations
a)
speed of sound
b)
compression
c)
pitch
d)
sound waves
4.
Moving areas of high and low pressure
a)
sound waves
b)
loudness
c)
amplitude
d)
sound
5.
Rate of travel for a sound wave
a)
wavelength
b)
pitch
c)
compression
d)
speed of sound
6.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
7.
The measure of energy a wave carries
a)
sound wave
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
pitch
8.
Measure of the distance from the point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.
a)
loudness
b)
wavelength
c)
compression
d)
pitch
9.
Which of the following best describes how a sound wave travels?
a)
a branch moving back and forth
b)
a car speeding up and down hills
c)
a baseball hit by a bat
d)
a marble dropped in a bowl of water
10.
The pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected by
a)
an object called a hammer
b)
the size of a player's fingers
c)
the length of its strings
d)
how hard it is struck or plucked
11.
If a sound's pitch is high, its source is
a)
an echo
b)
vibrating quickly
c)
nearby
d)
a sonic boom
12.
Which activity has a greater intensity than normal traffic?
a)
light whisper
b)
a jet taking off
c)
noisy office
d)
normal conversation
13.
Which activity has a lesser intensity of sound than a noisy office?
a)
light whisper
b)
rock music
c)
jet take off
d)
normal traffic
14.
Who would hear a bell the loudest?
a)
The person closest to the bell.
b)
The person farthest from the bell.
c)
No One
15.
Who would hear a bell the softest?
a)
The person closest to the bell.
b)
The person farthest from the bell.
c)
No One
16.
Why can you often see a plane in the air before you hear it?
a)
The speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound.
b)
It is loud.
c)
Sound has vibrations.
d)
The speed of sound travels faster than the speed of light.
17.
Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?
a)
The sound spreads out.
b)
Your voice gets louder.
c)
You are screaming.
d)
The sound energy is directed in one direction.
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