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Sound Waves _ Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Space, _________, because there is no medium to travel through.

a)

Sounds are louder

b)

Sounds are quieter

c)

There is no sound

2.

____ means how loud or quiet a sound is.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Medium

3.

____ means how high or low the sound is.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Medium

4.

____ means what the wave travels through.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Medium

5.

We can predict the volume of a sound by observing the wave's ____.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Zero Line

6.

We can predict the pitch of a sound by observing the wave's ____.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Zero Line

7.

How is Wave A different from Wave B?

a)

Wave A has a lower amplitude.

b)

Wave A has a higher amplitude.

c)

Wave A has a higher frequency.

d)

Wave A has a lower frequency.

8.

How is Sound A different from Sound B?

a)

Sound A has a quieter volume.

b)

Sound A has a louder volume.

c)

Sound A has a higher pitch.

d)

Sound A has a lower pitch.

9.

How is Wave C different from Wave D?

a)

Wave C has a lower amplitude.

b)

Wave C has a higher amplitude.

c)

Wave C has a higher frequency.

d)

Wave C has a lower frequency.

10.

How is Sound C different from Sound D?

a)

Sound C has a quieter volume.

b)

Sound C has a louder volume.

c)

Sound C has a higher pitch.

d)

Sound C has a lower pitch.

11.

It gets transferred.

a)

What?

1.

Energy

b)

From Where?

2.

A Vibrating Object

c)

To Where?

3.

Our Ears

d)

How?

4.

By a Sound Wave

12.

How does energy get transferred from a vibrating object to our ears?

a)

By sound waves

b)

By light waves

c)

By nerves

13.

How does information get transferred from our ears to our brain?

a)

By sound waves

b)

By light waves

c)

By nerves

14.

I observe that these waves have the same ​ (a)   but different ​ (b)   .

I infer that they have the same ​ (c)   but different ​​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
amplitudes
frequencies
volume
pitch
15.

I observe that these waves have the same ​ (a)   but different ​ (b)   .

I infer that they have the same ​​ (c)   but different ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
frequencies
amplitudes
volume
pitch
16.
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. 
17.
Where is a place a person would hear no sound?
a)
in a cave
b)
in a forest
c)
in space
d)
in water
18.

Monica turned down the volume on her iPhone. In science terms, she decreased the _______________

and therefore decreased the _________________.

a)

frequency

energy

b)

pitch

frequency

c)

amplitude

energy

d)

wavelength

pitch