WorksheetsAll about Sound
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
pitch
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
2.
Measure of the amount of energy a sound wave has: how far the wave rises above the rest position
a)
wavelenght
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
3.
Measure of the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave.
a)
wavelength
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
4.
The number of waves per second
a)
wavelength
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
5.
Series of vibrations you can hear
a)
compression
b)
sonic boom
c)
sound
d)
loudness
6.
The measure of sound energy reaching your ears
a)
compression
b)
sonic boom
c)
sound
d)
loudness
7.
Area where air is pressed together by vibrations
a)
compression
b)
sonic boom
c)
sound
d)
loudness
8.
Sound wave made by an object moving faster than the speed of sound
a)
compression
b)
sonic boom
c)
sound
d)
loudness
9.
Area where air is pulled apart by vibrations
a)
rarefation
b)
speed of sound
c)
sound waves
d)
echo
10.
reflection of sound waves
a)
rarefaction
b)
speed of sound
c)
sound waves
d)
echo
11.
Moving areas of high and low pressure
a)
rarefaction
b)
speed of sound
c)
sound waves
d)
echo
12.
The speed at which a sound wave travels
a)
rarefaction
b)
speed of sound
c)
sound waves
d)
echo
13.
Which of the following best shows how waves travel?
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
14.
If a sound's pitch is high, its source is...
a)
an echo
b)
vibrating quickly
c)
nearby
d)
sonic boom
15.
A sonic boom is caused by...
a)
an object moving from a ship to the ocean's floor and back
b)
an object moving faster than the speed of sound
c)
an object moving in outer space
d)
an object flying over a desert
16.
Sound travels through
a)
liquids only
b)
solids only
c)
gasses only
d)
all states of matter (solids, liquids, gas)
17.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gas
d)
it travels the same speed through solids, liquids, and gasses
18.
Pitch is related to what part of a wave?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
compression
d)
median
19.
How can sound be made louder?
a)
Raise its pitch
b)
Lower its pitch
c)
Give it more energy
d)
Give it less energy
20.
Why does sound not travel in space?
a)
There is no one to talk to in space
b)
There are no particles in space
c)
The meteors attract sound
d)
The pressure is unstable
21.
If a sound has a short amplitude, what can we say about its sound?
a)
The sound has a low pitch
b)
The sound has a soft volume
c)
The sound has a high pitch
d)
The sound has a loud volume
22.
Length, thickness, and how fast the sound is vibrating effect what?
a)
volume
b)
compression
c)
pitch
d)
rarefaction
23.
The top of a sound wave is called
a)
trough
b)
compression
c)
median
d)
crest
24.
Wavelength is how close the waves are together/far apart. What does wavelength measure?
a)
volume
b)
pitch
25.
Amplitude is how high/tall the sound wave.
What does amplitude measure?
What does amplitude measure?
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
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