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Sound Waves - P7 Alternative

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy does a sound wave have?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Radiant

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

2.

Sound is produced by -----

a)

Heat energy

b)

Low temperatures

c)

Vibrations

d)

Friction

3.

True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Spread out areas or areas of decreased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ---

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Amplitude

c)

Compression

d)

Hertz

5.

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as ----

a)

Hertz

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

6.

The unit for measuring frequency is the ---

a)

Joule

b)

Hertz

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

7.

The measure of the height of a wave and the amount of energy in a wave is ----

a)

Wavelength

b)

Hertz

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

8.

Sound waves travel the fastest through ---

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

9.

The speed of sound depends on these two things:

a)

The type of medium and the temperature of the medium

b)

Speed of the medium and temperature of the medium

c)

Temperature of the medium and sound of the medium

d)

None of the above

10.
Sound waves are what kind of wave?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Surface
d)
Electromagnetic
11.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
12.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
13.

Examine the wave.


Which region on this wave would correspond to rarefaction?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

14.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
16.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
17.
Bottom of the wave
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
18.
Top of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
19.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
20.

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
21.

Which one shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
22.

What is the frequency of the wave pictured?

a)

5 Hz

b)

6 Hz

c)

7 Hz

d)

8 Hz

23.

What is the frequency of the wave pictured?

a)

2 Hz

b)

3 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

5 Hz

24.

What is the amplitude of the wave pictured?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

25.

What is the amplitude of the wave pictured?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

What is the amplitude of the wave pictured?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

The Tacoma Narrow's bridge collapsed because of...

a)

resonance, the wind matched the bridge's natural frequency

b)

the doppler effect, the wind matched the bridge's natural frequency

c)

resonance, the bridge builders used poor materials

d)

the doppler effect, the frequency increased

28.

When something resonates, it causes in an increase in....

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

compression

d)

amplitude

29.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
30.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
31.

What does a sound wave need to travel?

a)

a medium

b)

natural frequency

c)

a vacuum

d)

a gas

32.
What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
33.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
34.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same frequency)

e)

none of these are correct

35.

For a mechanical/longitudinal wave, A represents...

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

36.

For a mechanical/longitudinal wave, B represents...

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

37.

What is a reflected sound.

a)

Vibration

b)

Echo

c)

Pitch

d)

Volume

38.

A represents _________________ of the wave.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

39.

B represents ______________________ of the wave.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

40.

Sound is a form of __________________ energy.

a)

Radiant

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Thermal

41.

Sound is a form of mechanical energy because..

a)

it travels via vibrations (movement) of particles

b)

it is not a form of mechanical energy

42.
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal 
c)
Depends 
d)
always different
43.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
44.

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

45.

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

a)

mechanical/longitudinal wave

b)

chemical wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

pitch

46.

Sound can travel through space (a vacuum)

a)

True: Sound does not require a medium or particles to travel

b)

False: Sound requires a medium or particles to travel

47.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
48.

Which letter(s) represent the wavelength?

a)

A to B

b)

B to D

c)

B to F

d)

C to E

49.

A wave with large wavelength will have ______ frequency

a)

high

b)

low

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