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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Your music is too loud. You turn it from 60dB to 30dB. Did you turn the volume down by half?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
What is a dB?
d)
Don't pick me!
2.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
A. rarefaction.
b)
B. vibration
c)
C.compression
d)
D. surface wave.
5.
The number of crest or troughs that pass by over a certain amount of time.
a)
Resting Point
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
6.
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Depends
d)
always different
7.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
8.
Sounds above 20000Hz are called …
a)
Ultra-cool
b)
Infrasound
c)
Infra–audio
d)
Ultrasound
9.
A sound wave is produced when an object …
a)
Vibrates
b)
Accelerates
c)
Remains stationary
10.
Waves transfer _____________ from one place to another
a)
Particles
b)
Energy
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
11.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
12.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels is called
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
13.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
14.
In what state of matter does sound travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
15.
In what state of matter does sound travel the fastest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
16.
What is a natural vacuum that sound cannot travel through?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Liquids
d)
Outer Space
17.
Which letter represents the amplitude
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
A sound wave is produced when an object …
a)
Vibrates
b)
Accelerates
c)
Remains stationary
d)
Travels in a circle
19.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
20.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes. What word(s) best describes this?
E.g. an ambulance sounds higher in pitch as it approaches you
E.g. an ambulance sounds higher in pitch as it approaches you
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
21.
What unit is used to measure the volume of a sound?
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
22.
If the distance represented by the letter A were decreased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher.
b)
The sound would be lower.
c)
The sound would be softer.
d)
The sound would be louder.
23.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which of the following would you hear as a LOW PITCHED sound?
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
25.
Which of the following would you hear as a LOUD sound?
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
26.
Where would you be traveling in complete silence?
a)
outer space
b)
under the ocean
c)
in a solid wood room
d)
at the top of a mountain
27.
A guitarist strums two strings on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the string?
a)
The first string has a higher pitch than the second string
b)
The second string has a higher pitch that the first string.
c)
The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
d)
The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.
28.
Which part of the ear is filled with liquid that vibrates, causing little hairs to move?
a)
cochlea
b)
eardrum
c)
middle ear
d)
outer ear
29.
How are light waves and sound waves similar?
a)
The both are invisible.
b)
They both carry energy.
c)
They both travel in vacuums.
d)
They both are harmful to cells.
30.
Sound travels fastest through what type of mediums?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
31.
Wind instruments produce sound when you pull a string.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Shorter wind instruments have ____________ pitches to their sound.
a)
lower
b)
like
c)
higher
d)
vibrating
33.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
34.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
35.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
36.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
37.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
38.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
39.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
40.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
41.
High or low of a sound is called
a)
pitch
b)
patch
c)
pihment
d)
scream
42.
A note is played on a guitar. Next, a lower note is played on the guitar. Which of these statements describes the lower note?
a)
Both notes vibrated at the same speed.
b)
The second note vibrated slower.
c)
The second note vibrates at a higher frequency.
d)
The second note vibrated faster.
43.
What happens to the sound an object makes when the speed of vibrations decreases (slow down)?
a)
its volume will increase
b)
its pitch rises
c)
its pitch becomes lower
d)
its volume decreases
44.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
45.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
46.
You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
47.
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.
48.
What is volume of a sound?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
49.
What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?
a)
it would make a low pitch sound
b)
it would make a high pitch sound
c)
it produces a slow vibrations
d)
it produces low frequency
50.
If I have a big drum and a small drum, which one will have the lower pitch?
a)
The big drum
b)
The small drum
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