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WorksheetsScience of Sound
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 45mins
What travels faster?
sound
light
vibrations
As the amplitude of a wave increases...
the softer the sound becomes
the higher the pitch becomes
the louder the sound becomes
The pitch of a sound that you hear that depends on the sound wave's...
loudness
frequency
vibration
speed
Sound unlike light cannot be generated in
solid
liquid
gas
space
Sound waves in solids, liquids and gases are all generated through
illusion
infusion
imagination
vibration
Which of the phases of matter does sound waves travels fastest
solid
liquid
gas
vacuum
Which of the phases of matter does sound waves travel slow
solid
liquid
gas
vacuum
When the temperature is high in a solid object what happens to the vibration of the sound waves
vibrates fast
vibrates slow
no vibration
temperature does not affect the movement of the sound waves
1. What is the slow back and forth motion of an object?
pitch
vibration
amplitude
oscillation
1. What is a sound that has been reflected off of a surface?
echo
amplitude
pitch
1. What is the highness and lowness of a sound?
volume
wavelength
pitch
1. The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of another is
amplitude
wavelength
pitch
1. The number of vibrations that a sound make in a given amount of time is called
amplitude
frequency
sound
Which unit can be used to measure sound's frequency?
centimeters
Hertz
decibels
Mach
Which unit can be used to measure sound's volume?
Mach
Hertz
amplitude
decibels
True or False: You could hear sounds in space
True
False
Which best describes how sound is produced?
By the vibration of particles
By the transfer of particles
True or False: Sound needs a medium.
True
False
Areas of increased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ----
rarefaction
compression
frequency
amplitude
Spread out areas or areas of decreased pressure on a sound wave are known as a
rarefaction
amplitude
compression
Hertz
The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as
Hertz
amplitude
frequency
The speed of sound depends on these two things:
The type of medium and the temperature of the medium
Speed of the medium and temperature of the medium
Temperature of the medium and sound of the medium
None of the above
Any speed that is faster than the speed of sound through a medium.
infrasonic waves
supersonic speed
sonic boom
A wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction the wave travels.
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
surface wave
A wave that travels along the surface of a medium.
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
surface wave
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
surface wave
When a jet travels at Mach 1 or higher, it creates a shock wave of air that causes a very loud sound. This sound is called
ulrasonic
sonic boom
speed of light
The top of a wave is called the
trough
crest
wavelength
The bottom of a wave is called the
crest
rest
trough
A disturbance of matter that transfer's energy through the matter.
energy
mechanical wave
meduim
The vibrating portion of the ear which transmits signals to your brain which you interpret as sound.
cochlea
tympanic membrane
auditory nerves
A change in sound frequency caused by the motion of the sound source, motion of the listener or both.
transverse waves
mechanical waves
doppler effect
Waves with frequencies higher than 20,000 Hz are called
ultrasonic waves
infrasonic waves
sonic waves
Waves with frequencies below 20 Hz are called
super sonic waves
infrasonic waves
ultrasonic waves
A sonogram of a baby inside its mother is an example of
ultrasound waves
sonic sound waves
infrasonic sound waves
