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WorksheetsSound, Wave, and Communication Unit Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Olivia has a jar with a ringing bell in it. She is going to turn on a vacuum pump to get rid of all the air inside of the jar. Will the sound of the bell still be able to get to Olivia’s ears?
a)
The sound of the bell won’t be able to get to Olivia’s ears, because it won’t go through empty space.
b)
Yes because the sound can bounce off of the glass.
2.
When someone or something makes a sound in the room, how are the sound waves similar to ripples on a pond?
a)
Sound waves are similar to ripples on a pond because they look similar and they both spread outwards.
b)
Sound waves are similar to ripples on a pond because they look similar and spread inwards.
3.
When someone or something makes a sound in the room, how are the sound waves different from the ripples on a pond?
a)
Sound waves are different from ripples on a pond though, because sound waves travel through the light.
b)
Sound waves are different from ripples on a pond though, because sound waves travel through air.
4.
What is wavelength?
a)
How high or low a pitch is.
b)
How loud a sound is.
c)
The length of a wave.
5.
A high sound has a ______ sound wave.
a)
long
b)
short
6.
A low sound has a _________ sound wave
a)
long
b)
short
7.
_____is the highness or lowness of a sound (but not how quiet or loud the sound is).
a)
Volume
b)
Frequency
c)
Pitch
8.
_______ is how quiet or loud a sound is.
a)
Pitch
b)
Volume
c)
Wavelength
9.
__________ is the term scientists use to describe how ‘squished together’ or ‘spread out’ a wave is.
a)
Vibration
b)
Pitch
c)
Wavelength
10.
_______is back-and-forth movement of something.
a)
Vibration
b)
Sound
c)
Pitch
11.
___________ is a device that shows sound waves like a graph, in a sideways view.
a)
oscilloscope
b)
thermometer
c)
barometer
12.
_______ is the traveling movement created by a vibration in water or air.
a)
Vibration
b)
Wave
c)
Sound
13.
__________ is a device that can remove the air from a container, allowing scientists to study what it’s like in outer space.
a)
Vacuum pump
b)
Stethoscope
c)
Thermometer
14.
Vibrations go through your ear to your _______________ and cause your ear drum to ________________.
a)
ear drum; shatter
b)
retina; vibrate
c)
ear drum; vibrate
15.
If you remove the air, there is no material to ______________, so there is __________ sound.
a)
vibrate; no
b)
vibrate; loud
c)
vibrate; soft
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