WorksheetsScience 5.3 - Sound energy!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
Sound is a type of energy produced by:
Water
Vibrations
Friction
Ears
A "Mexican Wave" is....
Those big hats that Mexicans wear
The folds of your ears
A flow of energy around a stadium
Stored energy possessed by an object
What is a 'wave motion'?
A transfer of energy without transfer of matter
Heat transfer as a wave
Energy possessed by a moving object
The name given to ocean waves when they move
When a guitar is played, kinetic energy:
Moves along the air particles
Moves around the stadium
Moves along the sound wave
Moves around the pitch
For sound to be produced, ears must be listening
True
False
An echo is created when:
A sound hits a rough surface
A sound wave reflects
Sound travels through a liquid
A wavelength is longer
Why do classrooms and concert halls have coverings such as carpets?
To absorb heat energy
To keep the people warm
To create friction
To reduce echoes
When sound hits a rough surface, it:
Reduces the sound
Scatters the sound
Air particles move further away
Air particles huddle closer
Sound can interact with a surface by absorption
True
False
The science of sound is called:
Diffusion
Acoustics
Wavelength frequency
Decibels
Sound travels at 345 m/s through air
True
False
The more closely the particles of a material are packed together:
The slower a sound will travel through it
The higher the sound will be
The quieter the sound will be
The faster a sound will travel through it
It is ______________ for sound to travel in space...
Possible
Impossible
The pitch of a sound is the speed of sound
True
False
The pitch of a sound depends on how _________ the particles vibrate in a sound wave
Slowly
Quickly
Deeply
Much
The frequency of a wave is the number of waves that travel past a given point per:
Minute
Nanosecond
Second
Millisecond
Frequency is measured in:
Decibels
Hertz
Pascal
Newtons
The _________ of 1 wave is called a wavelength
Depth
Weight
Volume
Length
The distance that each particle in a material moves as it vibrates back and forth is the loudness of a sound:
True
False
The pitch/frequency of a sound depends on its:
Weight
Depth
Wavelength
Volume
