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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Sound waves are what kind of wave?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Surface
d)
Electromagnetic
2.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
3.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
4.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
5.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
6.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
8.
As a sound source approaches and then moves past a stationary observer, the observer will hear
a)
a steady rise in pitch
b)
a sudden drop in pitch
c)
a drop in pitch, then a rise in pitch
d)
a rise in pitch, then a drop in pitch
9.
The Doppler effect can cause an apparent change in...
a)
loudness
b)
intensity
c)
pitch
d)
reasonance
10.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
11.
Sound waves move more quickly through _________________ matter
a)
dense
b)
light
12.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
13.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
14.
What unit is the intensity of sound measured in?
a)
decibels (dB)
b)
Hertz (Hz)
c)
meters per second (m/s)
d)
meters
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