WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does sound travel?
a)
As a wave
b)
As a medium
c)
Up and down
d)
As a pinnaple
2.
Sound is produced when matter _________.
a)
Jumps
b)
Stops
c)
Vibrates
d)
Slows down
3.
Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________.
a)
light/ transparency
b)
energy/ vibration
c)
energy/ medium
d)
frequency/ medium
4.
The distance from the resting point to the top of the crest is called the _________________.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Volume
5.
Sound always travels as longitudinal waves.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
In a transverse wave, the particles move at which angle, to the wave's direction?
a)
Obtuse
b)
Right
c)
Acute
d)
Straight Line
7.
Will a water wave carry a water boat with it?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Which waves particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels?
a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transvers Waves
9.
The distance between one crest or trough to the next is the ____________________.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Sound
10.
The number of crest or troughs that pass by over a certain amount of time.
a)
Resting Point
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
11.
The amplitude determines the _____________ of a sound wave.
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Direction
12.
What is the instrument called?
a)
Oscilloscope
b)
Wave Detector
c)
Trumpet
d)
Telescope
13.
Determine the pitch.
a)
Loud
b)
High
c)
Soft
d)
Low
14.
Determine the Volume.
a)
Soft
b)
Loud
c)
High
d)
Low
15.
Look at the wave and determine the volume.
a)
Loud
b)
Soft
c)
Strong
d)
Long
16.
What does the highness or lowness of a sound represent?
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
17.
What do we call the number of wavelengths that pass a point in one second?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Volume
c)
Sound
d)
Frequency
18.
Your _____ vibrate to make the sound of your voice.
a)
brain
b)
eardrum
c)
vocal chords
d)
heart
19.
_________ is a form of energy produced by vibrating objects.light
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
20.
Sounds cause the _______ to vibrate and send a message to the brain.
a)
Vocal Chords
b)
Eardrums
c)
Sound
d)
Volume
21.
A/ An _____ is caused by sound waves bouncing off an object.
a)
Crest
b)
Vibration
c)
Echo
d)
Sound
22.
Sound travels Fastest through which of these materials?
a)
Metal
b)
Empty Space
c)
Air
d)
Water
23.
_____ is the the lowest point of a wave.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Length
d)
Wave
24.
_________is a form of energy produced by vibrating objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Light
c)
Sound
d)
Vibration
25.
Volume is measured in ___________?
a)
Hertz
b)
Meters
c)
Decibals
d)
Inches
26.
Solids travel slowest through ________.
a)
Water
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Solids
27.
Does a sound wave with 20 crest have low frequency?
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which of the following would have the lowest amplitude?
a)
A whisper
b)
A jet taking off
c)
A cat's meow
d)
Hammering a nail into a wall
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