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Year 10 Sound revision quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is caused by

a)

noises

b)

vibrations

c)

vibrations that pass energy through a medium (particles)

d)

a vacuum

2.

What is the speed of sound in air?

a)

300,000km/hr

b)

30,000m/s

c)

340 x 60 m/minute

d)

the same as the speed of light

3.

Sound can be measured in decibels. What does this measure?

a)

the frequency of sound

b)

the wavelength of sound

c)

the pitch of sound

d)

the amplitude of sound

4.

How would you measure the speed (velocity) of sound?

a)

Shout and ask a friend to time it.

b)

Measure different distances and time how long sound took to travel that distance.

c)

Take several measurements of d and t, plot d against t on a graph, and find the gradient to determine v

d)

Ask a teacher.

5.

Which of the following does an oscilloscope not do?

a)

Measure the wavelength of sound.

b)

Measure the frequency of a sound wave.

c)

Show the amplitude of a sound wave.

d)

Measure the speed of sound.

6.

What type of wave is sound?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

electro-magnetic

d)

mechanical

7.

Can sound pass through a vacuum and why/why not?

a)

Yes, because a vacuum contains particles.

b)

No, because a vacuum contains particles.

c)

Yes, because a vacuum contains no particles.

d)

No, because a vacuum contains no particles.

8.

The upper limit of sound frequencies for humans is ....

a)

200Hz

b)

2,000Hz

c)

20,000Hz

d)

200,000Hz

9.

The lower limit of the frequencies of sound for humans is ....

a)

2Hz

b)

The same as a blue whale's

c)

The same as a pipistrelle bat

d)

20Hz

10.

Sound is an example of a wave. Therefore sound waves can do the following.... [click ANY that apply!]

a)

Reflect

b)

Travel through a vacuum

c)

Refract

d)

Attenuate (get weaker with distance)