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Chapter 13 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is a form of_______________________ that is detectable by our ears.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

energy

d)

frequency

2.

Sound requires a ___________________________to be heard.

a)

rarefaction

b)

medium

c)

oscillator

d)

vaccum

3.

Ultrasounds in medicine use

a)

light waves

b)

ultrasonic waves

c)

infrasonic waves

d)

transverse waves

4.

Sound travels the fastest through

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

d)

helium

5.

Sounds travel slowest through

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

d)

titanium

6.

_____________________________did an experiment showing that sounds requires _________________________ to be heard.

a)

Galileo, oxygen

b)

Michael Faraday, a medium

c)

Robert Boyle, a medium

d)

Richard Feynman, nitrogen

7.

__________________________________ is the number of oscillations of a sound wave in a given period of time.

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

8.

A sound wave crest is called

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

horizontal

d)

transverse

9.

A sound wave trough is called

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

horizontal

d)

transverse

10.

Which scientist first accurately measured the speed of sound in 1708 - 1709?

a)

Boyle

b)

Derham

c)

Galileo

d)

Plato

11.

The speed of sound at room temperature is

a)

100 m/s

b)

15000 m/s

c)

345 m/s

d)

245 m/s

12.

____________________ is the response of your ears to the intensity of sound waves.

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

loudness

d)

intensity

13.

_______________________________is the measure of the power contained in an acoustic wave.

a)

pitch

b)

loudness

c)

loudness

d)

intensity

14.

The outer ear that captures sound and funnels it to the middle and inner ear is called the

a)

eardrum

b)

hammer

c)

pinna

d)

epiglottis

15.

The malleus, incus, and stapes in the ear are more commonly known as the

a)

hammer, anvil, and stirrup

b)

hummer, audible, and singer

c)

head, aura, and stamen

d)

humorous, antivirus, and stoma

16.

Frequency is measured in

a)

watts

b)

joules

c)

hertz

d)

decibels

17.

Sound intensity is measured in

a)

joules

b)

watts

c)

hertz

d)

decibels

18.

The human ear is sensitive to frequencies from

a)

20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

b)

20 Decibels to 20,000 Decibels

c)

0 Hz to 10,000 Hz

d)

0 Decibels to 10,000 Decibels

19.

The Whispering Gallery in the video we watched in class was located where?

a)

The Bench of Whispers in Spain

b)

Grand Central Station in New York City

c)

St. Paul's Cathedral in London

d)

The Echo Wall in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing

20.

According to the bookmark we made in class, the sound of a jet taking off at 140 decibels would be enough to damage a person's hearing with continued exposure.

a)

True

b)

False