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P2.2 Sound and Energy Transfer

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
2.

Wave height

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

wave speed

3.

The distance between 2 crests or troughs

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wave speed

4.

The number of waves that pass in a given amount of time.

a)

wavelength

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

5.

Speed of sound waves travel depends on the

a)

distance between the vibration source and the receiver.

b)

type of material through which the sound travels.

c)

size of the object making the sound.

d)

type of device making the sound.

6.

A longitudinal wave can travel through

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

gas, liquids, and solids

d)

gas and vacuum only

7.

Vocal cords work due to the ______________ created through talking.

a)

reflections

b)

vibrations

c)

auditory

d)

stirrup

8.

Sound will travel fastest through which of the following forms of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Jelly

9.

Sound is caused by?

a)

Instruments

b)

Vibrations

c)

Forces

d)

Cows

10.

Why can you not hear sounds in space?

a)

Space is loud

b)

Waves can't travel in space

c)

There are no particles to vibrate

11.

What is frequency?

a)

The number of waves that go past a certain point per second

b)

How high or low a sound is

c)

The loudness or softness of a sound

d)

The back and forth movement of matter per second

12.

Waves transfer ?

(a)  

13.

An oscillation is another word for a ?

(a)  

14.

When waves bounce off a surface this is called a ?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Rebound

15.

When waves are put together this is called a superpose but what does this mean?

a)

The waves add together

b)

The waves cancel each other out

c)

The waves can add together or cancel each other out

d)

It means nothing

16.

The speed of sound in air is.....

a)

1500m/s

b)

340m/s

c)

5000m/s

d)

300,000,000m/s

17.

What do bats and dolphins use to find things?

a)

Eyes

b)

Echolocation

c)

Ears

d)

Sense of smell