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Sound

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Sound waves are produced when something vibrates.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Sound waves are _______ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Seismic

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Slow

3.

Sound waves travel the fastest through _______.

a)

Gases

b)

Solids

c)

Liquids

d)

Plasma

4.

True or False: Sound waves can travel through space.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The speed of sound depends on the loudness of the sound.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

As the temperature of a medium increases, the sound waves will travel ____________.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

As the same speed

7.

Part of the ear that gathers sound waves is the ______.

a)

Ear drum

b)

Cochlea

c)

Outer Ear

8.

The part of the ear that is spiral shaped and will send nerve impulses to the auditory nerve is the ________.

a)

Ear drum

b)

Cochlea

c)

Outer Ear

9.

The amount of energy a wave carries is the _________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Height

c)

Loudness

d)

Volume

10.

______ is the amount of energy transferred across an area in a certain time and influences how far sounds can be heard.

a)

Loudness

b)

Intensity

c)

Volume

d)

Perception

11.

Human perception of sound volume

a)

Amplitude

b)

Loudness

c)

Intensity

d)

Decibel

12.

Sound intensity is measured in _____.

a)

Hertz

b)

Nanometers

c)

Decibels

13.

Pitch is _____.

a)

How often a sound wave occurs

b)

How high or low a sound seems to be

c)

The energy behind a wave

14.

True or False: The higher the pitch, the lower the frequency.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: According to the Doppler Effect, if an sound source is moving TOWARDS you, the pitch should be getting higher.

a)

True

b)

False