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WorksheetsSound 3.0
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What does pitch depend on?
amplitude
intensity
frequency
volume of sound
Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound?
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
Sound travels fastest through which of these materials?
A type of gas, like helium
A metal such as iron
Empty space
Water
A student holds two vibrating objects. Object A is vibrating faster than object B. Which statement is true?
A is louder than B
B is louder than A
A will have a higher pitch than B
B will have a higher pitch than A
The higher the amplitude of a sound wave, the ____ the sound.
louder
softer
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
pitch
speed
vibration
sound
Sound waves that are above the normal range for humans to hear. Also used by doctors to see inside the human body.
ultrasound
loud music
noise
infrasound
Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:
Paper
Air
Outer space
water
What wave produces the highest frequency?
1
2
3
4
What is an echo?
a sound absorbed by materials around it
a sound changing in frequency
a sound traveling to a listener far away
a sound that repeats due to reflection of sound waves
Why can't humans hear sounds made by animals such as whales?
Humans have a great range of sounds that can be heard.
Whales live in the water where sound is unable to be transmitted.
There are ultrasounds and infrasounds beyond human hearing.
Whales are too large to make any sounds.
Why does sound travel slowest through gases?
The molecules are farther apart
Gases have a higher amplitude
The molecules are closer together
Gases have a higher frequency
Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?
Our eyes trick us
they're two separate things
Light travels faster than sound
A student listens to a machine that makes sounds of different frequencies. He can only hear one of the sounds. Which frequency of sound is the student able to hear?
2 Hz
2 kHz
10 Hz
30 kHz
Bats use ________ to locate mosquitoes in the air.
solar
echolocation
ecology
evolution
