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A13.2-4 Quiz: Speed of Sound

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state of matter do sounds travel fastest in?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

2.

Why does sound travel faster in solids than in liquids or gases.

a)

They are harder.

b)

The particles are closer together.

c)

Solids have more energy.

d)

Gases fill their container.

3.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

The speed of light.

b)

About 10 m/s

c)

About 340 m/s

d)

About 1 500 m/s

4.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

About 350 m/s

b)

About 1 500 m/s

c)

About 5000 m/s

d)

About 1800 m/s

5.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in water?

a)

About 350 m/s

b)

About 1 500 m/s

c)

About 5000 m/s

d)

About 1800 m/s

6.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in steel?

a)

About 350 m/s

b)

About 1 500 m/s

c)

About 5000 m/s

d)

About 1800 m/s

7.

Roughly what is the speed of sound in glass?

a)

About 50 m/s

b)

About 1 500 m/s

c)

About 4 500 m/s

d)

About 1800 m/s

8.

Calculate the speed of sound if a sound wave travels 680 m in 2 seconds.

a)

1360 m/s

b)

340 m/s

c)

The speed of sound is always the same

d)

250 m/s

9.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

10.

An ambulance is driving towards you as you stand on the sidewalk. What happens to the pitch of the siren as it comes towards you?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases