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WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
2.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
3.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
4.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
5.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
6.
You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?
a)
sound
waves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house
b)
sound
waves moving around the large rooms
c)
sound
waves moving slowly through air
d)
sound
waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms
7.
Cletus wants to make ear protectors for people who work around loud jet engines at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta. Which of the following materials should he experiment with for the best results?
a)
a material that produces sound
b)
a material that absorbs sound
c)
a material that transmits sound
d)
a material that amplifies sound
8.
After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above?
a)
The distance represented by C would increase.
b)
The distance represented by C would decrease.
c)
The distance represented by D would increase.
d)
The distance represented by D would decrease.
9.
Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound?
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
10.
The amplitude of a sound wave is related to the
a)
pitch of the sound.
b)
volume of the sound.
c)
length of the sound wave.
11.
Which sound wave shows the sound with the highest pitch?
a)
b)
c)
12.
Which sound wave shows the loudest sound?
a)
b)
c)
13.
Sound with frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 000 Hz are known as:
a)
ultrasonic
b)
infrasonic
c)
audible range
d)
visible range
14.
If someone is standing to the left of this wave, they would hear a ______ pitch than someone standing to the right of it.
a)
uglier
b)
prettier
c)
higher
d)
lower
15.
If you are standing in front of this car, the wavelengths nearest you would have a _______ frequency
a)
quieter
b)
louder
c)
higher
d)
lower
16.
Sound Waves Move faster in what temperature
a)
Hot
b)
Cold
c)
Doesn't Matter
d)
Both
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