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Sound Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is produced by -----

a)

Heat energy

b)

Low temperatures

c)

Vibrations

d)

Friction

2.

A wave that requires a medium to travel

a)

mechanical wave

b)

chemical wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

pitch

3.

A wave in which the direction of vibration of medium is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

ocean wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

mechanical wave

4.
Highest point of a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
5.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

pitch

d)

amplitude

6.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
7.

The unit for measuring frequency is the ---

a)

joule

b)

hertz

c)

gram

d)

newton

8.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
9.
The shorter the wavelength the 
a)
shorter the frequency
b)
higher the freuqnecy
c)
frequency stays the same
d)
less energy
10.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)