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WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
A (a) is a wave that makes the particles in the material that carries the wave move back and forth.
What is a rapid back-and-forth motion that can occur in solids, liquids or gasses?
vibration
sound
light
rarefaction
The sounds you hear a produced by (a) .
Sound waves can travel through:
solids
liquids
gasses
all of these
Sound waves cannot travel through:
solids
liquids
gasses
empty space
A sound wave is a type of:
longitudinal wave
transverse wave
mechanical wave
mechanical and longitudinal wave
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, which are a type of (a) wave.
Sound waves require a __________ to travel through.
medium
person
transverse
Slinky
You usually hear sound through the medium of:
air
water
fire
earth
Longitudinal waves are comprised of:
compressions and rarefactions
crests and troughs
honey and vinegar
waves and matter
Sound waves travel fastest in:
gasses
liquids
solids
empty space
Sound waves travel slowest in (a) .
A wave with a greater intensity will produce:
a louder sound
a softer sound
a lower pitch sound
a higher pitch sound
(a) is the maximum distance particles in a medium move from their rest position.
___________ is the amount of sound energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second.
Intensity
Loudness
Amplitude
Frequency
The perception of how low or high a sound seems is called (a) .
The pitch of a sound depends on its:
frequency
amplitude
intensity
loudness
The higher the frequency, the ____________ the wavelength.
longer
shorter
taller
bolder
The human ear can detect frequencies between:
20 and 20000 Hz
100 and 200 Hz
1 and 100 Hz
20 and 30 Hz
Frequency is measured in:
decibels
Hertz
meters
seconds
