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sound

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which medium sound can't travel?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

2.

What is an echo

a)

deflected sound

b)

refracted sound

c)

reflected sound

d)

diffracted sound

3.

In which medium speed of sound are fastest?

a)

vacuum

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

gas

4.

What is the range of frequencies audible to the human ear

a)

lower than 20 Hz

b)

20 Hz - 20.000 Hz

c)

higher than 20.000 Hz

d)

0 Hz - infinite Hz

5.

What is ultrasound?

a)

Sound with a frequency higher than 20.000 Hz

b)

Sound with a frequency lower than 20 Hz

c)

Sound with a frequency 20 Hz

d)

sound with a frequency 20.000 Hz

6.

look at the picture. There are 4 sound wave with different amplitude and wavelength. Which sound wave has loudest sound?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

look at the picture. There are 4 sound wave with different amplitude and wavelength. Which sound wave has highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

The delay time between light of thunder and sound of thunder is 2 seconds. If the speed of sound at the air is 340 m/s, how far the thunder from you?

a)

680 m

b)

170 m

c)

342 m

d)

338 m

9.

A boat is using echo-sounding equipment to measure the depth of the water underneath.


The equipment in the boat sends a short pulse of sound downwards and detect the echo after a time interval 4 seconds. The speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s. Calculate the depth of water!

a)

6000 m

b)

5800 m

c)

3000 m

d)

2600 m

10.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
11.
__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
12.
If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!
a)
fast echo
b)
slow pitch
c)
high volume
d)
low volume
13.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
14.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
15.
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
16.

Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?

a)

Lightning is an illusion.

b)

Light travels faster than sound

c)

Sound travels faster than light.

17.

What happens to our hearing if we listen to loud noises all the time?

a)

we appreciate music better

b)

we get a ringing in our ears

c)

we start to experience hearing loss

18.

The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________

a)

decibels

b)

hertz

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

19.

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

a)

pitch

b)

vibration

c)

speed

d)

loudness

20.

Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________

a)

particle

b)

object

c)

medium

d)

matter