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WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
2.
Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)
a)
sound
b)
diffract
c)
pitch
d)
volume
3.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
4.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
5.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
6.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
7.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
8.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
9.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
10.
You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?
a)
sound
waves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house
b)
sound
waves moving around the large rooms
c)
sound
waves moving slowly through air
d)
sound
waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms
11.
After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above?
a)
The distance represented by C would increase.
b)
The distance represented by C would decrease.
c)
The distance represented by D would increase.
d)
The distance represented by D would decrease.
12.
Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound?
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
13.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
14.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
15.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
16.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
17.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
18.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
19.
High frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
High
b)
Low
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