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Sound Physics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the sound travel

a)

Sound vibrations travel in a wave pattern

b)

bounce of the wall

c)

out of your mouth

2.

Why we can't see sound

a)

It's gases

b)

cause is invisible

c)

Someone with synaesthesia might "see sound"

3.

what is the sound makes

a)

Instruments

b)

talk

c)

vibrations

4.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
6.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
7.
Being able to tell different sounds apart is called
a)
sound amplification
b)
sound discrimination
c)
vibration
d)
frequency
8.
If you tie a string around a doorknob, pull on the string slowly, and keep plucking it with your finger as you pull, what happens to the pitch?
a)
As you tighten the string, the pitch gets lower
b)
The pitch stays the same
c)
As you tighten the string, the pitch gets higher
d)
You can't tell unless you try it
9.

What energy transformation occurs when an oven is powered on?

a)

Electrical -->Thermal

b)

Thermal --> Electrical

c)

Chemical -->Electrical--> thermal

d)

Electrical --> chemical

10.
Using the picture above, which letter correctly labels the light bulb?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
What type of circuit is this ?
a)
Simple circuit 
b)
Parallel circuit
c)
Complex circuit 
d)
Series circuit 
12.
Electricity has to do with...
a)
Electrons
b)
Protons
13.
What color shirt will absorb the most light?
a)
Pink
b)
Yellow 
c)
White
d)
Black
14.
The crackle you hear when you touch a doorknob after rubbing your feet across a carpet.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Electric Discharge
d)
Fuse
15.
Which form of electric discharge appears in nature?
a)
rain
b)
ocean currents
c)
lightning
d)
volcanoes
16.
The transfer of what part of an atom is responsible for the static charges on objects?
a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
none of these
17.

What is electricity?

a)

A form of energy made up of charges that can produce light, heat, or motion

b)

the properties of light

c)

solid, liquid and gas

d)

sunlight

18.

electrical appliances have different __________ parts.

a)

body

b)

lego

c)

smelly

d)

connecting

19.

Name this part of a circuit!

a)

puller

b)

switch

c)

Nintendo

d)

handle

20.

_________ are materials which allow an electrical current to pass through them.

a)

pikachus

b)

conductors

c)

beakers

d)

insulators