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PLENARY SOUND PROPERTIES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label wave part A

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

crest

2.

A wave traveling through water has a speed of 5 m/s. If the wavelength is 2 m, what is its frequency?

a)

10 Hz

b)

0.4 Hz

c)

7 Hz

d)

2.5 Hz

3.

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength (if wave speed remains constant)?

a)

When frequency increases, wavelength increases

b)

When frequency decreases, wavelength decreases

c)

When frequency increases, wavelength decreases

4.

Choose the wave behavior shown.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

constructive interference

e)

destructive interference

5.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
6.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
7.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher. 
b)
The sound would be lower. 
c)
The sound would be softer. 
d)
The sound would be louder. 
8.
After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above? 
a)
The distance represented by C would increase. 
b)
The distance represented by C would decrease. 
c)
The distance represented by D would increase. 
d)
The distance represented by D would decrease. 
9.

Humans can hear frequencies as low as (a)   Hz

10.

Humans can hear sound by ___.

a)

sound particles enter the ear and go to sound receptors in the brain

b)

sound particles strike the eardrum, creating signals that get sent to the brain

c)

sound waves strike the eardrum, creating signals that get sent to the brain

d)

sound waves enter the ear and go to sound receptors in the brain