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Sound

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound comes from sources that ___.

a)

vibrate

b)

make light

c)

spin

d)

flow

2.

Making a note higher or lower is changing its ___.

a)

pitch

b)

loudness

3.

Bigger vibrations make sounds that are ___.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

high pitched

d)

low pitched

4.

Faster (more frequent) vibrations make sounds with ___.

a)

louder sound

b)

softer sound

c)

high pitch

d)

low pitch

5.

If you place an alarm inside the bell jar and vacuum all the air out, what will the alarm sound like?

a)

there will be no sound

b)

the sound will be more quiet

c)

the sound with have a lower pitch

d)

the sound will get louder

6.

The particles in the diagram represent ___.

a)

air particles

b)

liquid particles

c)

sound particles

d)

waves

7.

When the particles are close together, this is called ____.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

8.

When the particles are far apart, this is called ____.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

9.

What type of wave is this?

a)

transverse sound wave

b)

longitudinal sound wave

c)

transverse light wave

d)

longitudinal light wave

10.

The unit for pitch/frequency is ___.

a)

Hz

b)

dB

c)

J

d)

N

11.

The unit for amplitude/loudness is ___.

a)

Hz

b)

dB

c)

J

d)

N

12.

The shorter the wavelength, ___.

a)

the louder the sound

b)

the softer the sound

c)

the higher the pitch

d)

the lower the pitch

13.

As you move down, these traces represent sounds getting ___.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

higher pitched

d)

lower pitched

14.

The part of the ear that the vibrating air particles push on is the ___.

a)

eardrum

b)

cochlea

c)

three small bones

d)

auditory nerve

15.

The part of the ear that converts the vibration to an electrical signal is the ___.

a)

eardrum

b)

cochlea

c)

three small bones

d)

auditory nerve

16.

What is the hearing range of (young) humans?

a)

20 - 20,000 Hz

b)

20 - 200 Hz

c)

0 - 50.000 Hz

d)

200 - 200,000 Hz

17.

As you age, your range of hearing ___.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

18.

Which letter represents the wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

19.

Which letter represents the amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

20.

Which letter is related to the loudness of a sound?

a)

A

b)

B

21.

Which letter is related to the pitch of a sound?

a)

A

b)

B

22.

Which letter is related to the frequency of a sound?

a)

A

b)

B

23.

Which type of material is sonorous - it rings like a bell when hit?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

plastic

d)

glass