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Sound Unit Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

2.

________ describes how LOUD a sound is.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

3.

____________ is determined by sound's frequency

a)

Compression

b)

Pitch

4.

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

5.

______________ sounds have a larger amplitude

a)

Quiet

b)

Loud

6.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
7.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
8.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
9.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
10.
___________ measures  how close or  far particles are.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency 
11.
_______ is the number of waves that pass a certain point at an specific time. 
a)
Frequency 
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
12.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
13.
If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!
a)
fast echo
b)
slow pitch
c)
high volume
d)
low volume
14.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
15.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

Distance is too far away.

b)

There is no matter in space.

c)

It is too dark.

d)

Space has planets.

16.
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
17.

The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________

a)

decibels

b)

hertz

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

18.

Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________

a)

particle

b)

object

c)

medium

d)

matter

19.

The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.

a)

pitch

b)

vibration

c)

speed

d)

loudness

20.

Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Refraction

d)

Compassion

21.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
22.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
23.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
24.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
25.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
26.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
27.
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
28.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
29.
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring energy
a)
wave
b)
trough
c)
pitch
d)
sound
30.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a)
mechanical wave
b)
chemical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
pitch
31.
As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's
a)
concussion. 
b)
amplitude. 
c)
reflection.
d)
frequency. 
32.
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. 
33.
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
34.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
35.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
36.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
37.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
38.
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. 
39.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
40.

When a sound has a high pitch, how do the number of waves compare to a sound with a low pitch?

a)

there are more waves

b)

there are fewer waves

c)

the number of waves does not matter here

41.

When a sound has a high pitch, how does the movement of the sound source compare to a sound source that is making a low pitch?

a)

vibrates slower

b)

vibrates faster

c)

the movement of doesn't change

42.

When a sound has a high pitch, how does the frequency compare to a sound with a low pitch?

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

same

43.

When a sound has a high pitch, how does the wavelength of the waves compare to a sound with a low pitch?

a)

longer wavelength

b)

shorter wavelength

c)

same wavelength

44.

How do you create a louder sound?

a)

apply more force

b)

transfer more energy

c)

hit the sound source harder

d)

all answers are correct

45.

Amplitude of a longitudinal wave is...

a)

the thickness of the rarefaction

b)

the distance between the rarefactions

c)

the thickness of the compression

d)

the distance between the compressions

46.

A loud sound wave would have...

a)

thin compressions

b)

wide compressions

c)

thin rarefactions

d)

wide rarefactions

47.

A single particle in the sound wave moves...

a)

up and down

b)

in a diagonal pattern

c)

back and forth

d)

the particle do not move

48.

In a sound wave, energy is transferred by...

a)

by particles colliding with other particles

b)

particle moving up and down

c)

particles traveling from the sound source to the sound receiver

49.

What happens to the amount of energy as it travels?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

50.

What happens to the volume of a sound as it travels away from the sound source?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

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