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WorksheetsChap. 11 & 12 Sound and EM Waves Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the number of waves that pass a given point in a second?
intensity
frequency
amplitude
period
What type of wave is a sound wave?
Compressional
Seismic
Transverse
Electromagnetic
This structure is part of the inner ear.
Ear Drum
Hammer
Anvil
Cochlea
Sound travels fastest in which material?
Air
Water
Steel
Empty Space
This is the change in pitch of a moving sound source.
Doppler Effect
Resonance
Coriolis Effect
Ambulances
As the frequency of EM waves increases, the energy they carry decreases.
True
False
This is the study of sound.
Phonics
Music Theory
Acoustics
Band
Multiples of a fundamental frequency.
Standing Waves
Overtones.
Doppler Effect
EM Spectrum
This EM wave causes skin cancer.
Ultraviolet Waves
Infrared Waves
Microwaves
Visible Light
This EM wave is used in remote controls.
Ultraviolet Waves
Microwaves
Radio Waves
Infrared Waves
This structure in the ear is the first to sense vibrations.
Ear Drum
Cochlea
Hammer
Stirrup
This is a material vibrating at its natural frequency.
Echolocation
Sonar
Resonance
Radar
This increases as the pitch of the sound increases.
Wavelength
Amplitude
Period
Frequency
Bats can hear sound of this high frequency.
Infrasonic
Ultrasonic
Supersonic
Hedgehog Sonic
Sound travels faster in ______.
Water that is 10 degrees.
Water that is 20 degrees.
Water that is 30 degrees.
Water that is 0 degrees.
EM waves are caused by ____.
Vibrating air molecules.
Vibrating electric charges.
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are in the inner ear.
False
True
Which type of wave is an EM wave?
Compressional
Transverse
Seismic
Cell phones use this EM wave.
Infrared Waves
Gamma Waves
Microwaves
Ultraviolet Waves
EM waves would travel fasted through which substance?
Vaccuum
Air
Water
Wood
As the frequency of a wave increases, its wavelength _____
Increases
Varies
Stays the same
Decreases
Sound intensity is measured in _____.
Ohms
Newtons
Decibels
Pascals
A particle of electromagnetic wave energy is a(n) _____.
quark
atom
electron
photon
Heinrick Hertz discovered that the energy of an EM wave depended on its ___________ not its amplitude.
period
temperature
speed
frequency
The ozone layer surrounding the Earth protects life from the damage caused by this EM wave.
Gamma Rays
X-Rays
Ultraviolet Waves
Microwaves
