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Sound/Hearing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of energy a wave carries corresponds with its ____.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
period
2.
A series of vibrations you can hear
a)
sound waves
b)
pitch
c)
sound
d)
speed of sound
3.
Area where air is pushed together by vibrations
a)
speed of sound
b)
compression
c)
pitch
d)
sound waves
4.
The measure of energy a wave carries
a)
sound wave
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
pitch
5.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
6.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
7.
High amplitude is quiet or loud?
a)
Quiet
b)
Loud
8.
High frequency causes __________ pitch
a)
high
b)
low
9.
Low frequency causes _____________ pitch.
a)
high
b)
low
10.
If wave length decreases, then frequency ______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
11.
A medium can be a .....
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
12.
Where is a place a person would hear no sound?
a)
in a cave
b)
in a forest
c)
in space
d)
in water
13.
What type of amplitude and frequency would the following wave have?
a)
soft and high pitch
b)
loud and low pitch
c)
loud and high pitch
d)
medium-loud and low pitch
14.
What is the amplitude and frequency of the following wave?
a)
loud and medium pitch
b)
soft and high pitch
c)
loud and low pitch
d)
loud and high pitch
15.
What type of waves are sound waves?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Mechanical
d)
Both Mechanical and Longitudinal
16.
Where are the three smallest bones in your body found? 
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
eye
17.
Which part of the ear is responsible for capturing sound and moving it into your ear? 
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
eardrum
18.
What happens in the inner ear? 
a)
Sound waves are captured.
b)
Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
c)
Sound waves are reflected.
d)
Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.
19.
Which part of your ear contains earwax? 
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear 
c)
inner ear
d)
eardrum
20.
Where does HEARING (interpreting the nerve impulses) take place?
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
brain