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Interactions of Sound Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a medium?

a)

What waves travel through, and can determine the speed of the waves

b)

The formula for speed

c)

The middle of two objects

d)

A classification of animal species

2.

How does temperature affect the speed of a sound wave?

a)

Allows the wave to travel to space

b)

Completely stops the waves travel

c)

Higher temperatures allow it to travel faster, lower temperatures allow it to travel slower

d)

Lower temperatures allow it to travel faster, higher temperatures allow it to travel slower

3.

What material reflects sound waves?

a)

Hardwood floors

b)

Curtains

c)

Silver plate

d)

Chair

4.

What material absorbs sound waves

a)

Trump tower

b)

Fabric curtains

c)

Painted ceilings

d)

Hardwood Floors

5.

What is an echo?

a)

A loud sound

b)

A quiet sound

c)

A reflected sound wave

d)

What dolphins use to communicate

6.

What is interference?

a)

A certain point of speed

b)

Beats

c)

Sounds that can hurt your ears

d)

The interaction of two or more sound waves

7.

What is constructive and destructive interference?

a)

Waves overlap and combine to form a new wave with larger amplitude; waves combine to form a sound with smaller amplitude

b)

Sound waves that humans cannot hear

c)

Waves combine to form a sound with smaller amplitude; waves overlap and combine to form a new wave with larger amplitude

d)

The malfunction of satellites and computers

8.

What is a sonic boom?

a)

Sound that has the ability to damage human ears

b)

A sound that occurs when jet planes move faster than the speed of sound

c)

The lowest sound with the lowest frequency

d)

When a sound wave passes 20,000 hz

9.

What is resonance?

a)

A sound wave matches the natural frequency of an object and causes the object to vibrate

b)

A sound wave that causes objects to break

c)

The sound of someone shouting behind you

d)

The sound of someone shouting in front of you

10.

How is resonance important to making music?

a)

It makes larger/louder sounds

b)

The amplitude increases

c)

It can control the sound of the instrument

d)

Blowing air into a mouthpiece causes vibrations, and the sounds get louder when it forms a standing wave inside the instrument