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Science Grade 6 - Chapter 4.3 - Sound Waves

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Fill in the blank


a- The highness or lowness of a sound is its ___________.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

3.

Fill in the blank


b- The pitch of a sound depends on the _____________ of its wave.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

4.

Fill in the blank


c- A short and thin string in a musical instrument produces a sound with a ______ frequency and a high _________ .

a)

Pitch

b)

high

c)

Amplitude

5.

An aircraft marshaller is a person who guides airplanes as they park. The picture below shows an aircraft marshaller.


a- How can you describe the pitch and volume of the sound produced by an aircraft? Choose the answer.

a)

Soft volume high pitch

b)

Loud volume high pitch

c)

Loud volume low pitch

d)

Soft volume low pitch

6.

An aircraft marshaller is a person who guides airplanes as they park. The picture below shows an aircraft marshaller.


b- Why does the aircraft marshaller wear headsets on his ears? Choose the answer.

a)

To protect his ears

b)

To communicate with his friends

c)

To listen to music

7.

A guitar is shown in the figure below.


a- How is sound usually produced with a guitar? Choose the answer.

a)

By plucking the strings

b)

By smashing the guitar

c)

By pressing on the strings

d)

By playing with the tuning keys

8.

A guitar is shown in the figure below.


b- What are the factors that affect the pitch of the produced sound? Select all that apply.

a)

The tightness of the strings

b)

The length of the strings

c)

The thickness of the string

d)

Mass of the guitar

e)

Shape of the guitar

9.

The diagram below represents a sound wave that is produced by fast vibrations.


a-What is the number of vibrations that the sound wave completes in one second called? Choose the answer.

a)

Frequency

b)

Volume

c)

Amplitude

d)

Vibration

10.

The diagram below represents a sound wave that is produced by fast vibrations.


b- What can we say about the sound wave if fast vibrations produce it? Choose the answer.

a)

it has a high frequency

b)

it has a low volume

c)

it has a low amplitude

d)

it has slow vibrations

11.

The diagram below represents a sound wave that is produced by fast vibrations.


c- What is the frequency of the sound wave measured in? Choose the answer.

a)

hertz

b)

centimeters

c)

meters

d)

kilometers

12.

Select the sound wave that has the highest amplitude.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Arrange the phrases in the table below to show how a drum produces a sound wave. Label the first step as 1.

a)

D, C, B, A

b)

C, D, A, B

c)

B, A, D, C

d)

A, C, D, B