WorksheetsPhysics, Sound Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound travels through solids.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
1. Sound can’t travel through liquids.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
1. Sound travels through gas.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
1. Sound travels fastest through gases (air).
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
6.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
7.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
8.
The pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected by
a)
an object called a hammer
b)
the size of a player's fingers
c)
the length of its strings
d)
how hard it is struck or plucked
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
What is volume?
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
12.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
13.
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
14.
What is pitch?
a)
the back and forth movement of matter
b)
how loud a sound is
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the number of vibrations per second
15.
What causes an echo?
a)
sound waves bouncing off large, hard surfaces
b)
sound waves bouncing off carpet
c)
sound waves bouncing off tables and chairs
d)
you repeating yourself
16.
Sound travels in the form of _____.
a)
waves
b)
loops
c)
straight lines
d)
diangles
17.
What can sound travel through?
a)
only through air
b)
only through water
c)
only through solids and liquids
d)
through solids, liquids, and gases
18.
Which word describes how LOUD a sound is?
a)
volume
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
d)
tone
19.
How can you make a sound louder?
a)
move away from the sound
b)
use more energy to create the sound
c)
use less energy to make the sound
d)
use a smaller number of objects to create the sound
20.
Objects that vibrate more quickly create
a)
low pitches
b)
high pitches
21.
The higher the amplitude of a sound wave, the ____ the sound.
a)
louder
b)
quieter
22.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
23.
In which medium will sound travel slowest?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
glass
d)
salt water
24.
Which of the following determines the pitch of a sound wave?
a)
frequency
b)
density
c)
mass
d)
reflection
25.
Vibrating vocal chords causes sound energy when a person speaks.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
27.
Pitch is __________________.
a)
how loud or soft a sound is
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
when sound comes back to you
28.
You are exploring how to make sound louder by tapping a pencil against a desk. To make a louder sound with the pencil, you could
a)
tap the pencil against the desk with more force
b)
wave the pencil
c)
tap the pencil against the desk more gently
d)
tap the pencil in your hand
29.
Which wavelength has the highest PITCH?
a)
Top Wavelength
b)
Bottom Wavelength
c)
Both
30.
Which wavelength do you think has the least amount of energy?
a)
Top Wavelength
b)
Bottom Wavelength
c)
Both
31.
A pendulum takes 2 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?
a)
1/2 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
4 sec
d)
1 sec
32.
A pendulum takes 20 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?
a)
1/20 sec
b)
10 sec
c)
20 sec
d)
5 sec
33.
A pendulum has 10 cycles in 1 second. What is its frequency?
a)
1 Hertz
b)
5 Hertz
c)
10 Hertz
d)
15 Hertz
34.
A pendulum has a period of 2 seconds. What is its frequency?
a)
2 Hertz
b)
1/2 Hertz
c)
4 Hertz
d)
1/4 Hertz
35.
Measuring the length from the middle (equilibrium) of the pendulum to the highest point of the swing, it is found to be 15 cm. What is the amplitude?
a)
30 cm
b)
1/15 cm
c)
15 cm
d)
1/30 cm
36.
A pendulum has a frequency of 4 Hertz (Hz). Find its period.
a)
4 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
1/2 sec
d)
1/4 sec
37.
A wheel has a period of 2 seconds. Find its frequency.
a)
1/2 Hertz
b)
2 Hertz
c)
4 Hertz
d)
1/4 Hertz
38.
What is the definition of harmonic motion?
a)
Something that repeats itself.
b)
The time it takes for one cycle to occur.
c)
How many cycles occur in one second.
d)
Distance to which a pendulum moves away from its resting point.
39.
An oscillator makes seven vibrations in one minute. What is its period?
a)
8.3 seconds
b)
.12 seconds
c)
There is not enough information given.
d)
1 minute
40.
By what factor should the length of a simple pendulum be changed in order to triple the period of vibration?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
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