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Sound Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves move by causing a ____________ in particles

a)

disturbance

b)

energy

c)

vibration

d)

mechanical

2.

Sound waves from a classroom pass through a doorway into the hallway. This is possible because of __________.

a)

diffraction

b)

resonance

c)

reflection

d)

absorption

3.

The pitch of a sound is directly related to the sound's _______.

a)

amplitude

b)

loudness

c)

frequency

d)

intensity

4.

The loudness of a sound is directly related to the wave's _____.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequecy

c)

rest position

d)

amplitude

5.

The unit Hertz is used to measure the waves _______.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

loudness

d)

amplitude

6.

What wave property does this illustration demonstrate?

a)

frequency

b)

diffraction

c)

amplitude

d)

Doppler Effect

7.

Waves will transfer fastest through _______.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

all of the above

8.
This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through.  Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
9.
This is how high or low a sound is.  It is related to the frequency of the soundwave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
10.

When Mrs. Krabbe yells her name in a cave, the sound echoes off the walls of the cave and travels back to her ears. What is this called?

a)

refraction

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

reflection

11.
As you shorten the string, the sound you make when you pluck it..
a)
gets lower in pitch
b)
gets louder
c)
gets higher in pitch
d)
gets quieter
12.
Which diagram of a sound wave represents the sound with the highest pitch?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

The height of the wave measured from the mid-line.

a)

amplitude

b)

volume

c)

frequnecy

d)

wavelength

14.

Which of the following is NOT a property of sound?

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

color

d)

amplitude

15.

Sound is a form of _____.

a)

color

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

energy

16.

Sound is a(n) _____________ wave.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

d)

standing

17.

Soft surfaces are ____________ sounds and making a room quieter.

a)

reflecting

b)

absorbing

c)

refracting

18.
What can sound NOT travel through?
a)
Solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
Vacuum (empty space)
19.

Which unit is used to measure the loudness of common sounds?

a)

electrical signals

b)

decibels

c)

wavelength

d)

oscilloscope

20.

The distance from a point on one wave to the same point of another wave is the ____________________.

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

vibration

d)

transmission

21.
When measuring from one compression to another, you are measuring __________.
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
22.

Shorter wavelengths = ______ ___________

a)

lower frequency

b)

higher frequency

c)

louder volume

d)

softer volume

23.

Sound travels fastest through __________ and slowest through ____________.

a)

gasses, solids

b)

gasses, liquids

c)

solids, gasses

d)

liquids, solids

24.

The sound with greater _______________ has ________________ pitch.

a)

frequency, lower

b)

amplitude, lower

c)

frequency, higher

d)

amplitude, higher

25.

When two waves add together to make a bigger wave, it creates a louder sound. This process is caused by

a)

destructive interference

b)

a node

c)

constructive interference

d)

an antinode

26.

When two waves combine together to cancel out, it creates a quiet sound. This process is caused by

a)

destructive interference

b)

a node

c)

constructive interference

d)

an antinode

27.

Which two points on the picture represent one complete wavelength?

a)

A and B

b)

B and E

c)

C and E

d)

A and D

28.

Based on the diagram, rank the three people from lowest to highest in pitch they hear?

a)

A,B,C

b)

B,C,A

c)

C,B,A

d)

All Equal

29.

Which note has the highest pitch?

a)

C

b)

B

c)

G

d)

D

30.

Which musical note combination, on the chart, would produce the fastest beats if played together?

a)

C & B

b)

C & A

c)

C & C#

d)

C & D

31.

This picture represents a sound wave, what does that first highlighted section of the wave represent?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

32.

This picture represents a sound wave, what does that second highlighted section of the wave represent?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

33.

If you are standing at the end of the science hall and a boy and girl both yell at once. The girl yells with a frequency of 780 Hz and the boy with 650 Hz. Which of the two will you hear first?

a)

Boy

b)

Girl

c)

Equal

d)

Neither

34.

If 10 waves pass every second, what is the frequency?

 v=fλv=f\lambda   v=dtv=\frac{d}{t}   T=1fT=\frac{1}{f}   f=1Tf=\frac{1}{T}  

a)

10 Hz

b)

0.1 Hz

35.

If 6 waves pass in 2 seconds, what is the period?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0.33

36.

 v=fλv=f\lambda   v=dtv=\frac{d}{t}   f=1Tf=\frac{1}{T}   T=1fT=\frac{1}{f}  

A sound wave has a λ of 170m. The speed of sound travels at 343 m/s. What is the frequency?


a)

0.5

b)

2.01

c)

513

d)

58.310

37.

Middle C on a piano has a frequency of about 264 hertz. If the wavelength in air of this note is 1.31 meters, what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

346 m/s

b)

264 m/s

c)

202 m/s

d)

1.31 m/s