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Apologia Physical Science Module 14

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term do we use for the highness or lowness of sound?

a)

sonic boom

b)

supersonic

c)

pitch

d)

transverse wave

2.

What is the sound produced as a result of something traveling at or above mach 1?

a)

sonic boom

b)

supersonic

c)

thunder

d)

baby shark

3.

What type of wave's propagation is parallel to its oscillation?

a)

tsunami

b)

sound wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

transverse wave

4.

What type of wave's propagation is perpendicular to its oscillation?

a)

sound wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

supersonic

5.

A musician has two recorders one long, one short. Which one will play the lowest pitch?

a)

long

b)

short

6.

Do sound waves oscillate parallel or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels?

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

7.

Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrasonic

b)

ultrasonic

c)

sonic

8.

In which medium will sound travel faster?

a)

air

b)

water

9.

As you speed up. the pitch of a siren gets higher. Are you driving toward or away from the source of the sound?

a)

toward the sound

b)

away from the sound

10.

MATH! What is the speed of sound in air that has a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius?

a)

364.5 m/sec

b)

64.5 m/sec

c)

4.5 m/sec

11.

The temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. You see a lightning strike and then hear thunder 2 seconds later. How far away did the lightning strike?

a)

No one can tell

b)

675 m

c)

baby shark

12.

An amplifier takes a 30 decibel sound and amplifies it to an 80 decibel sound. How many times more intense is the sound?

a)

75

b)

100

c)

125

d)

100,000

13.

The higher the frequency the _________ the wavelength

a)

shorter

b)

longer

14.

Which term is related to the volume of sound?

a)

pitch

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

15.

Pick the best sound :)

a)
b)
c)
d)