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Sound Of Speed ,

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Speed of Sound?

a)

the distance that sound waves travel in a given amount of time.

b)

the amount of sound waves given in a distance

c)

the way waves give sound

d)

how fast sound moves

2.

How does speed travel in different states of matter

a)

Liquid,Solid,& Mass

b)

Earth,Water,Fire

c)

Air,Water,Solid

d)

Solid , Liquid , Air

3.

Select all that apply.

a)

When it is cooler, sound travels faster.

b)

When it is warmer, sound travels faster.

c)

When it is cooler, sound travels slower.

d)

When it is warmer, sound travels slower.

4.

After a first lightning flash is seen the thunder is heard 6 seconds later. After the second lightning flash the thunder is heard 5 seconds later. After the third lightning flash the thunder is heard 4 seconds later. Relative to your position, it can be said that the storm clouds are

a)

Getting Closer

b)

Moving Away

c)

Not getting closer or moving away

d)

(More information is needed)

5.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
6.

A teacher bangs two bits of wood together. She hears an echo from a wall 0.14 seconds later. The wall is 25m away. What is the rough speed of sound, ACCORDING TO THESE RESULTS?

a)

Roughly 340 m/s

b)

Roughly 360 m/s

c)

Roughly 375 m/s

d)

Roughly 330 m/s

7.

A teacher tries to work out the speed of sound. She bangs two bits of wood together. She hears an echo from a wall. The wall is 25m away. How far has the sound travelled?

a)

340 m

b)

25 m

c)

50 m

d)

12.5 m

8.

What is the formula for Sound Of Speed

a)

343 m/s

b)

24 m/s

c)

343 m x s

d)

24 m x s

9.

What is the speed of light in kilometers per second?

a)

1,000,000 km/s

b)

300,000 km/hour

c)

300,000 km/minute

d)

300,000 km/s

10.

The denser a material the ______ sound waves propagate.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

More

d)

Less

11.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
12.

What is produce by vibration?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Rhythm

d)

Vibration

13.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
14.

On which medium sound travels the slowest because the particles are spread out?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

15.

A high elastic modulus means _____ force is needed to deform the material.

a)

Greater

b)

Less

c)

Equal

d)

No

16.
The speed of sound at 20 degrees celcius is:
a)
331 m/s
b)
365 m/s
c)
621 m/s
d)
343 m/s
17.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
18.

Why does sound travel faster in solids than in liquids or gases.

a)

They are harder.

b)

Solids are more dense.

c)

Solids have more energy.

d)

Gases fill their container.

19.
What type of amplitude and frequency would the following wave have?
a)
soft and high pitch
b)
loud and low pitch
c)
loud and high pitch
d)
medium-loud and low pitch
20.

Which of the following words describes the tendency of a wave to spread out as it travels?

a)

Propagation.

b)

Refraction.

c)

Reflection.

d)

Diffraction.

21.
Where are the three smallest bones in your body found? 
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
eye
22.

The more stiff a material the _______________ sound will travel through it.

a)

faster

b)

slower

23.

1. Which of the following factors does the speed of sound depend?

a)

A. density

b)

B. elasticity

c)

C. temperature

d)

D. all of the above

24.

3. What happens to the speed of sound as the temperature increases?

a)

A. constant

b)

B. decreases

c)

C. increases

d)

D. cannot be determined

25.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction