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WorksheetsExam ! SPHS
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Speech Chain ?
Speaker
listener
Medium
Boundaries
_________ is defined as the number of cycles per second
frequency
period
wavelength
amplitude
Humans prefer and use speech (spoken language) as their primary mode of communication because it is ________________.
everything
effective
efficient
essential
What is defined as audible disturbance of particles in a elastic medium?
medium
brownian motion
acoustics
sound
Which description of air particles results in sound?
frozen particles
disturbed particles
undisturbed air particles
moving particles
What is it called when air particles are pushed together ?
comprehension
rarefaction
compression
squeezing
When air particles are moved away from each other?
rarefaction
rejection
compression
comparison
True or False : Air particles move from one location to another and do not return to the original portion.
False
True
What is the reference for the physical measurement of 0.0002 dynes/cm2
20 dB SPL
0 dB SPL
75 dB SPL
2 dB SPL
What is defined as the magnitude of displacement from the position of rest ?
compression
frequency
amplitude
time
If sound is defined as an audible disturbance of air particles, how many requirements for sound are used ?
one
four
three
two
Duration is the physical dimension to _______.
time
frequency
intensity
pitch
Intensity is to __________, as frequency is to ___________--
duration, pitch
loudness, pitch
pitch, loudness
pitch, duration
Sound intensity in the study of acoustics within the field of speech and hearing sciences is generally expressed as:
distance
acoustic power
electrical pressure
acoustic pressure
125- 8000 HZ represents what ?
threshold of pain
range of frequencies in speech
frequency range of human hearing
sound becomes inaudible
0 dB SPL represents what ?
sound becomes inaudible
threshold of pain
conversational speech
range of frequency
60 dB SPL represents
starting point of frequency range
inaudible sound
threshold of pain
conversational speech
20-20,000 HZ represents what ?
frequency range of normal hearing
range of frequencies in speech
conversational speech
threshold of pain
Use the chart to answer the following question? How many more times intense is 80 dB SPL than 20 dB SPL?
100
1000
10
1
A __________ sound consists of one frequency
simple
complex
A ___________ consists of 2 or more frequencies.
complex
simple
Which of the following sounds is not an example of a complex sound?
noise
speech sound
music
pure tone
Use the following sine graph to label the picture. (Type Point Letter - and then the answer)
Point A-
Point B -
Point C -
Point D -
(a)
The blue sine wave and the red sine wave in Graph A illustrate two sine waves that differ in _______________ .
the blue sine wave and the red sine wave in Graph B illustrate two sine waves that differ in _________________.
frequency , amplitude
amplitude , frequency
peaks, amplitude
width, height
True or False : Period and Frequency have an Inverse relationship.
True
False
One compression followed by one rarefaction on a sine wave is called a _____________.
period
wavelength
frequency
cycle
The time that is required to complete one cycle of the sine wave is called the ____________, while the distance between one point on a cycle and the same point repeating itself is referred to as the ______________.
wavelength , period
period, wavelength
True or False : There is direct relationship between frequency and wavelength.
True
False
What is the measure of distance between crest and trough ?
RMS amplitude
instantaneous amplitude
peak to peak amplitude
peak amplitude
What is the measure of amount of displacement from the position of rest at the point that effectively create energy ?
RMS amplitude
instantaneous amplitude
Peak to peak amplitude
Peak amplitude
What is the measure of the MAXIMUM displacement of the crest or the trough ?
RMS amplitude
instantaneous amplitude
peak to peak amplitude
peak amplitude
Using a swing analogy, velocity of a vibrating object is maximum when an object is _____________________ , and it is zero when it is _____________________.
at maximun displacement , over a position of rest
over a position of rest , at maximun displacement
high , low
low , high
An object is said to have no acceleration when it is at ___________________________ , while acceleration is said to be maximum at ________________________________
at a dead stop, vibration moves from dead stop to opposite direction
vibration moves from dead stop to opposite direction, at dead stop
True or False : For vocal fold vibration, all harmonics in a harmonic series are present.
True
False
Which of the following analyzes frequency and amplitude of complex sound components without representing time?
spectrogram
Fourier Analysis
oscillogram
audiogram
What is negative displacement on a sine wave is called _______
displacment
instantaneous
trough
crest
What is positive displacement called on a sine wave _______
crest
trough
cresent
displacement
A complex ____________ sound does not have a consistent or repeatable pattern.
aperiodic
aperiod
periodic
period
What kind of relationship does frequency and period have?
direct
inverse
plutonic
romantic
The inverse square law predicts that for every doubling of distance from the sound source there should be a
6 dB decrease in sound pressure
6 dB increase in sound pressure
Sound wave propagation that travels parallel to the movement of the particles in the medium is defined as a _______________
aperiodic wave
sine wave
transverse wave
longitudnal wave
Sound wave propagation that travels perpindicular to the movement of the particles in the medium is a
a periodic wave
longitudinal waves
transverse
waves
sine wave
What is the difference between period and wavelength?
period - time
wavelength - distance
period-duration
wavelength- time
there is no difference
period - distnce
wavelength - time
Which of the following is not a boundary ?
people
air
walls
doors
What happens to sound when air meets a boundary such as a wall?
absorb it
reflect it
both absorb and reflect
Two or more waveforms acting upon the same air molecule will result in
lambda
interference
inception
interception
At normal atmospheric conditions, sound does not travel through air at approximately
344 meters per second
1130 feet per second
86,400 milliseconds per second
758 miles per hour
Sound transmission speeds ARE NOT affected by
sound pressure
temperature
elasticity
mass
What is the measurement of frequency
lambda
decibel
Hertz
omicron
An example of a complex periodic sound is
static
puretone
/a / sound
noise in a classroom
