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Science 5.3 - Sound energy!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is a type of energy produced by:

a)

Water

b)

Vibrations

c)

Friction

d)

Ears

2.

A "Mexican Wave" is....

a)

Those big hats that Mexicans wear

b)

The folds of your ears

c)

A flow of energy around a stadium

d)

Stored energy possessed by an object

3.

What is a 'wave motion'?

a)

A transfer of energy without transfer of matter

b)

Heat transfer as a wave

c)

Energy possessed by a moving object

d)

The name given to ocean waves when they move

4.

When a guitar is played, kinetic energy:

a)

Moves along the air particles

b)

Moves around the stadium

c)

Moves along the sound wave

d)

Moves around the pitch

5.

For sound to be produced, ears must be listening

a)

True

b)

False

6.

An echo is created when:

a)

A sound hits a rough surface

b)

A sound wave reflects

c)

Sound travels through a liquid

d)

A wavelength is longer

7.

Why do classrooms and concert halls have coverings such as carpets?

a)

To absorb heat energy

b)

To keep the people warm

c)

To create friction

d)

To reduce echoes

8.

When sound hits a rough surface, it:

a)

Reduces the sound

b)

Scatters the sound

c)

Air particles move further away

d)

Air particles huddle closer

9.

Sound can interact with a surface by absorption

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The science of sound is called:

a)

Diffusion

b)

Acoustics

c)

Wavelength frequency

d)

Decibels

11.

Sound travels at 345 m/s through air

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The more closely the particles of a material are packed together:

a)

The slower a sound will travel through it

b)

The higher the sound will be

c)

The quieter the sound will be

d)

The faster a sound will travel through it

13.

It is ______________ for sound to travel in space...

a)

Possible

b)

Impossible

14.

The pitch of a sound is the speed of sound

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The pitch of a sound depends on how _________ the particles vibrate in a sound wave

a)

Slowly

b)

Quickly

c)

Deeply

d)

Much

16.

The frequency of a wave is the number of waves that travel past a given point per:

a)

Minute

b)

Nanosecond

c)

Second

d)

Millisecond

17.

Frequency is measured in:

a)

Decibels

b)

Hertz

c)

Pascal

d)

Newtons

18.

The _________ of 1 wave is called a wavelength

a)

Depth

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Length

19.

The distance that each particle in a material moves as it vibrates back and forth is the loudness of a sound:

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The pitch/frequency of a sound depends on its:

a)

Weight

b)

Depth

c)

Wavelength

d)

Volume