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5.8_Review (5.1/5.2/5.3/5.4)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A region where the particles are close together in a sound wave is called a ……..

a)

vibrating

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

medium

2.

The solid, liquid, or gas that the sound wave is moving through is called the …….

a)

vibrating

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

medium

3.

A region where the particles are far apart in a sound wave is called a ………….

a)

vibrating

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

medium

4.

A sound wave is produced by something that is …………….

a)

vibrating

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

medium

5.

True or False


Think about what happens when you are talking.


The air molecules move away from your mouth as you talk.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False


Think about what happens when you are talking.


The sound wave makes the molecules in the air move backwards and forwards as you talk.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False


Think about what happens when you are talking.


The sound wave makes the molecules move up and down as you talk.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The speed of sound in water is faster than the speed of sound in air


because in water the particles are _______________________________ than they are in air.

a)

far apart

b)

closer together

9.

A sound made underwater will take __________ time to travel a certain distance than a sound made in air.

a)

more

b)

less

10.

Which two materials are probably liquids?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and E

e)

E and F

11.

Which two materials are probably gases?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and E

e)

D and F

12.

Which two materials are probably solids?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

A and D

d)

A and E

e)

A and F

13.

In which material are the particles closest together?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

14.

In which material are the particles furthest apart?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Wavelength

a)

A & C

b)

B & E

c)

D & F

d)

E & F

16.

Amplitude

a)

A & C

b)

B & E

c)

D & F

d)

E & F

17.

Neither wavelength nor Amplitude

a)

A & C

b)

B & E

c)

D & F

d)

E & F

18.

What is frequency?

a)

vibrations are occurring each second

b)

vibrations are occurring each minutes

c)

vibrations are occurring each hours

19.

Unit of sound intensity

a)

decibel

b)

hertz

c)

meter

d)

grams

20.

a low pitched loud sound

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

a high pitched soft sound

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

a low pitched soft sound

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

a high pitched loud sound

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which range is the approximate range of audible frequencies for a human?

a)

0.2 Hz to 200 Hz

b)

2 Hz to 2000 Hz

c)

20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

d)

200 Hz to 2,000,000 Hz

25.

In which situation do sound waves not travel?

a)

From a satellite in space to Earth

b)

From a ship to a submarine

c)

From an explosion underground to the surface

d)

Through a balloon filled with helium gas

26.

The diagrams represent sound waves displayed on an oscilloscope.


Which diagram represent the quietest sound with the highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D