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KS3 P1 Activate - Sound

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels... (select 2 answers)

a)

Around corners

b)

In straight lines

c)

Faster in glass than in air

d)

Faster than sound

2.

The picture shows 4 sound waves on an oscilloscope. Which has the highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

The picture shows 4 sound waves on an oscilloscope. What can you say about A?

a)

It is a very low pitched sound

b)

It is a very high pitched sound

c)

It is a very quiet sound

d)

It is a very loud sound

4.

The picture shows 4 sound waves on an oscilloscope. Which 2 have the smallest amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which statement is true of sound waves. Select 2 answers.

a)

They are made by objects vibrating

b)

They are detected because they make our ear drum vibrate

c)

They are transverse waves

d)

They travel faster in air than in water.

6.

What is the height of a wave called?

a)

Peak

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

7.

Sound waves are caused by the (a)   of particles

8.

The distance between 2 crests or troughs

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wave speed

9.

All waves can be reflected

a)

true

b)

false

10.
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. 
11.

The speed of sound is about...

a)

30 m/s

b)

300 m/s

c)

30 000 m/s

d)

300 00 0m/s

12.

a)

A

b)

B

13.

a)

A

b)

B

14.

Human can hear Ultrasound?

a)

YES

b)

NO

15.

Select the correct answer: Ultrasound are...

a)

sounds that only dolphins can produce

b)

sounds that have a frequency above 20 000Hz

c)

sounds that only superheroes can hear

d)

sounds that are below 20 000Hz

16.

From the words below, which one is linked with the Pitch of the sound

a)

Amplitude

b)

Loudness

c)

Frequency

d)

speed

17.

Frequency is measured in

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

Hz

d)

Decibel

18.

A sound wave us created when something ​ (a)   . Sound waves travel as ​ (b)   waves in the air or other materials. Sound waves travel much ​ (c)   than light waves. This is why lightning is seen ​ (d)   we hear thunder.

Choose from the below words
vibrates
pressure
slower
before
transverse
longitudinal
19.

When a wave hits a barrier it ​ (a)   and travels the other way. When a sound wave reflects off a surface, it creates an ​ (b)   . Two waves in the same place add together. We say they ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
reflects
echo
supperpose
deflects
signal
sound
20.

Sound will travel fastest through which of the following forms of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Jelly

21.

Sound is caused by?

a)

Instruments

b)

Vibrations

c)

Forces

d)

Cows

22.

Why can you not hear sounds in space?

a)

Space is loud

b)

Waves can't travel in space

c)

There are no particles to vibrate

23.

What is frequency?

a)

The number of waves that go past a certain point 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 per second

24.

What is amplitude?

a)

How large a wave is

b)

How long a wave is

c)

Distance from the middle to the top or bottom of a wave

d)

Distance from start of the wave to the end of the wave

25.

What is wavelength?

a)

Distance from the middle of a wave to the top or bottom

b)

How many waves pass a certain point per second

c)

Distance from the top to the bottom of a wave

d)

Distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

26.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

27.

Which of the following are examples of this type of wave?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

28.

The top of a wave is called......

a)

Trough

b)

Compression

c)

Crest

d)

Hump

29.

Waves transfer ?

(a)  

30.

An oscillation is another word for a ?

(a)  

31.

What name do you give the areas where the wave gets closer?

(a)  

32.

When waves bounce off a surface this is called a ?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Rebound

33.

When waves are put together this is called a superpose but what does this mean?

a)

The waves add together

b)

The waves cancel each other out

c)

The waves can add together or cancel each other out

d)

It means nothing

34.

The speed of sound in air is.....

a)

1500m/s

b)

340m/s

c)

5000m/s

d)

300,000,000m/s

35.

Which travels faster light waves or sound waves?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

36.

The speed of light is.....

a)

300,000,000m/s

b)

340m/s

c)

1500m/s

d)

5000m/s

37.

What do bats and dolphins use to find things?

a)

Eyes

b)

Echolocation

c)

Ears

d)

Sense of smell

38.

Which wave will have a louder sound?

a)

Top wave

b)

Bottom wave

39.

Frequency is measured in ?

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Volume

d)

Meters

40.

The audible range (what we can hear) for humans is ?

a)

Below 20Hz

b)

20Hz to 20,000Hz

c)

25,000 to 50,000Hz

d)

Above 50,000Hz

41.

Sounds above 20,000Hz are called ?

a)

Infrasound

b)

Ultrasound

42.

The name of the equipment we use to see what sounds waves look like is......

a)

Van de graph generator

b)

Oscilloscope

c)

Laptop

d)

Keyboard

43.

What is the very outer part of the ear called?

a)

Auditory canal

b)

Cochlea

c)

Pinna

d)

Ossicles

44.

This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound?

a)

Oscilloscope

b)

Medium

c)

Vibration

d)

Decibel

45.

This is what you get when soundwaves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Pitch

c)

Volume

d)

Echo

46.

What is the name of the bones in the ear that vibrate?

a)

Ossicles

b)

Cochelea

c)

Pinna

d)

Eardrum

47.

A girl sees a flash of lightning and then hears the thunder 3 seconds later. How far away is the thunder?

a)

1020m

b)

340m

c)

680m

d)

300,000,000m

48.

Label the different part of the ear.