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15.Sound

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the  atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
2.
What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?
a)
it would make a low pitch sound
b)
it would make a high pitch sound
c)
it produces a slow vibrations
d)
it produces low frequency
3.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
4.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations 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
5.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
6.
A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
medium, high
d)
high, medium
7.
A sound that bounces off a surface is called an ________.
a)
loud sound
b)
echo
c)
repeat
d)
quiet sound
8.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
9.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
10.
The distance between one crest or trough to the next is the ____________________.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Sound
11.

Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will produce the highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

The diagram shows a sound wave traveling through a medium. Which statement best describes how the sound wave is moving through a medium?

a)

The sound wave is creating tensions and accumulations in the medium.

b)

The sound wave is creating an echo inside the medium.

c)

The sound wave is creating compressions and rarefractions in the medium.

d)

The sound wave is creating a mechanical wave in the medium.

13.

A small tuning fork produces

a)

A high pitch

b)

A low pitch

14.

A large tuning fork produces

a)

A high pitch

b)

A low pitch

15.

Your teacher has a LOUD voice. This means their voice

a)

Produces larger vibrations

b)

Produces smaller vibrations

c)

Produces the same amount of vibrations as a person with a soft voice.

d)

Produces no vibrations

16.

Anthony's class has a short tuning fork, a medium tuning fork, and a long tuning fork. Their teacher tells them to strike the tuning fork and place the fork in a bowl of water. They oversee the pitch created and measure the vibrations of the tuning fork in Hertz.


What conclusion can Anthony's class make about how vibrations affect sound?

a)

The size of the tuning fork affects the volume of a sound.

b)

Higher pitches produce more vibrations

c)

Lower pitches produce more vibrations

d)

Larger objects produce more vibrations

17.

Bunched up particles in a vibration

a)

rarefaction/expanded

b)

Hertz

c)

compression

d)

Noise

18.
A substance that carries sound waves is called
a)
a fulcrum
b)
a medium
c)
a spectrum
d)
equilibrium
19.

What is the highest point of a wave?

a)

Trough/valley

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Crest/peak

20.

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False