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HAVING FUN WITH SOUND

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sound can travel through... (select all that apply)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

none

2.

An oscilloscope can be used to investigate

(a)  

3.

Why do people place their hand on the microphone when the person they are talking to cannot hear them?

a)

So that the phone absorbs the sound and the other person can hear you better.

b)

So that the voice scatters

c)

So that the voice doesn't scatter

d)

I have no clue

4.

\The loudness of sound is measured in?

(a)  

5.

The frequency of a sound is measured in?

(a)  

6.

what is a reflected sound wave called?

a)

vibration

b)

volume

c)

pitch

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above, I guess

7.

Sound waves have...

a)

Amplitude only

b)

Frequency and wavelength only

c)

Amplitude, frequency and wavelength

d)

Amplitude and wavelength only

8.

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.

A sound with a high pitch would have

a)

a higher amplitude

b)

a low amplitude

c)

a high frequency

d)

a low frequency

10.

Sound does not travel in space because...

a)

there is no matter in space

b)

there is no weight in space

c)

there is no mass in space

d)

there is no gravity in space

11.

Some school libraries have carpets. Why do you think so?

a)

God knows

b)

To let noises scatter so its not that noisy

c)

Because it looks good

d)

Because Maierah told the librarian to

e)

To help absorb sounds

12.

Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as ________________ through a _________________ .

(a)  

13.

Loudness depends on the ————of a sound wave .

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

none

14.

What part of the ear creates a nerve signal to be sent to the brain?

a)

ear fluid

b)

hammer

c)

ear drum

d)

cochlea

15.

sound will travel faster through

a)

glass

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

none

16.

what is pitch?

a)

movement to and fro

b)

how soft or loud a sound is

c)

how high or low a sound is

d)

I don't know

17.

what is vibration ?

a)

motion

b)

moving to and fro about a fixed point

c)

something to do with the word pressure

d)

you think I know ?

18.

what is "G" ?

(a)  

19.

Sound passes faster through _______ because _____________.

(a)  

20.

TRUE or FALSE ?

The loudness of a sound is not related to the amplitude of its waves .

a)

false

b)

true