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WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
2.
Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)
a)
sound
b)
diffract
c)
pitch
d)
volume
3.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
5.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
6.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
7.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
8.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
9.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
10.
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring energy
a)
wave
b)
trough
c)
pitch
d)
sound
11.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
12.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a)
mechanical wave
b)
chemical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
pitch
13.
You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?
a)
sound
waves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house
b)
sound
waves moving around the large rooms
c)
sound
waves moving slowly through air
d)
sound
waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms
14.
Cletus wants to make ear protectors for people who work around loud jet engines at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta. Which of the following materials should he experiment with for the best results?
a)
a material that produces sound
b)
a material that absorbs sound
c)
a material that transmits sound
d)
a material that amplifies sound
15.
As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's
a)
concussion.
b)
amplitude.
c)
reflection.
d)
frequency.
16.
After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above?
a)
The distance represented by C would increase.
b)
The distance represented by C would decrease.
c)
The distance represented by D would increase.
d)
The distance represented by D would decrease.
17.
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
18.
What is the Doppler Effect
a)
Where the wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving
b)
When a wave is shifted when a body pushes the wave
c)
Where the apparent wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving
19.
An observer moves towards a source of sound at a speed of 30 ms-1
If the frequency of the sound to a stationary observer is 500 Hz the frequency to the moving observer is
a)
456 Hz
b)
544 Hz
c)
460 Hz
d)
548 Hz
20.
If a wave is traveling at 260 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.8 m/s, what is its frequency?
a)
208 Hz
b)
325 Hz
c)
430 Hz
d)
160 Hz
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