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P12: L5 - Sound waves

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound.

Decibel

Medium

Vibration

Oscilloscope

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

Amplitude

Pitch

Volume

Echo

The speed of a sound wave depends on

the frequency

the medium

both air temperature and medium

the air temperature

Lance and Kasi conduct an activity using a slinky. Lance fixes one end of the slinky against a fixed support. He then moves the slinky back and forth, as shown.

Kasi sees the wave moving towards the fixed support. What is true for this mechanical wave?

It transmits energy only

It transmits matter only

It transmits both matter and energy

It transmits both energy and a medium

What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?

Water

Air

Liquids

outer Space

What is changed in the second picture?

Someone is talking louder in picture 2

Someone is talking softer in picture 2

Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2

Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

What is changed in the second picture?

Someone is talking louder in picture 2

Someone is talking softer in picture 2

Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2

Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2

Sound is produced by something...

echolocation

vibrates

vocal chords

A sound wave produced by a lower-pitched instrument has a low ___

distance

echolocation

loudness

frequency

10.

A vibrating object causes this to move back and forth

air molecules

gases

solids

11.

The speed of sound at 20 degrees celcius is:

331 m/s

365 m/s

621 m/s

343 m/s

12.

Calculate the speed of sound if a sound wave travels 680 m in 2 seconds.

1360 m/s

340 m/s

The speed of sound is always the same

250 m/s

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P12: L5 - Sound waves

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

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