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Sound Wave - Form 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher. 
b)
The sound would be lower. 
c)
The sound would be softer. 
d)
The sound would be louder. 
2.
When comparing the two waves that are shown, how would Wave A (green wave) differ than Wave B (black wave)?
a)
Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but wave B (black) has a lower pitch.
b)
Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but Wave A has a lower pitch. 
c)
Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave A is a softer sound. 
d)
Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave B is a softer sound. 
3.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
4.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
5.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
6.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a)
mechanical wave
b)
chemical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
pitch
7.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
8.
The shorter the wavelength the 
a)
shorter the frequency
b)
higher the freuqnecy
c)
frequency stays the same
d)
less energy
9.
Sound is produced by
a)
music
b)
vibrations of molecules
c)
Electromagnetic Waves 
d)
Transverse Waves 
10.
If distance C on the diagram increased, what would happen to the pitch? 
a)
The pitch would be louder. 
b)
The pitch would be softer. 
c)
The pitch would be higher. 
d)
The pitch would be lower. 
11.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
d)
A Wave
12.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
13.
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
a)
wave
b)
trough
c)
pitch
d)
sound
14.
Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________.
a)
light/ transparency
b)
energy/ vibration
c)
energy/ medium
d)
frequency/ medium
15.

A transverse wave is traveling through an unknown medium as shown in the diagram. How are the particles of the medium vibrating?

a)

parallel to the y-axis

b)

parallel to region R

c)

Parallel to the x-axis

d)

Parallel to Region Q

16.

Examine the wave.


Which region on this wave would correspond to rarefaction?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.

A student listed some properties of waves.


Which properties did the student list incorrectly?

a)

3 and 2

b)

4 and 1

c)

2 and 4

d)

1 and 3

18.

The diagram shows a cartoon of a sound wave produced while a student is speaking.


What happens to the sound wave when the student speaks louder?

a)

The amplitude increases

b)

the wavelength will double

c)

the speed will increase

d)

the amplitude will decrease

19.

What type of waves might experience rarefaction?

a)

rope rays

b)

x-rays

c)

Sound Waves

d)

infrared rays

20.

Through which medium is it impossible to transmit sound waves?

a)

space

b)

rock

c)

air

d)

water