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Sound and Natural Resources Science Word Study Review Week 7 #1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound waves travel as _________ waves.

a)

transverse

b)

electromagnetic

c)

longitudinal

d)

surface

2.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _________.

a)

shake

b)

vibrate

c)

move

d)

stay still

3.

A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _______.

a)

rarefaction

b)

surface wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compression

4.

High frequency sounds have ______ pitch.

a)

high

b)

low

5.

The number of crests or troughs that pass by over a certain amount of time

a)

Frequency

b)

sound

c)

amplitude

d)

volume

6.

The distance between one crest or trough to the next

a)

volume

b)

acoustics

c)

sound

d)

wavelength

7.

The distance between the resting point and a crest or trough

a)

acoustics

b)

pitch

c)

amplitude

d)

volume

8.

How loud or soft the sound is

a)

pitch

b)

acoustics

c)

wavelength

d)

volume

9.
Sound waves are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
it requires a medium
b)
 high and low
c)
soft or loud
d)
only high frequency
10.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
11.

Sound waves cannot travel through which of these ____.

a)

paper

b)

milk

c)

outer space

d)

hydrogen

12.

Any useful material that occurs in nature and can be used to make money:

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Plants

d)

Fossil fuels

13.

Choose the example that shows a natural resource

a)

water

b)

trees

c)

minerals

d)

all of the above

14.

What is a cultivated forest?

a)

Forest that grows because people planted them

b)

Forest that grows from nature

c)

Forest that grow without the help of people

d)

Forest where all trees are cut down

15.

These are groups of trees that have grown over time and have not been planted by humans.

a)

cultivated forests

b)

native forests

c)

natural forests

d)

haunted forests

16.

Virginia's water resources include

a)

lakes

b)

rivers

c)

reservoirs

d)

bays

e)

all of the above

17.
To be a mineral, it must be...
a)

solid, nonliving material

b)

A liquid

c)

Wood

d)

naturally occuring, once living

18.
Ore is
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 
19.
How are ores different from other rocks?
a)
All rocks contain fossils, and ore contains minerals
b)
Rocks are made from just minerals and organic material, but ore is made from rocks and metal
c)
They are the same
20.
A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. 
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Mineral
d)
Sediment
21.

During the colonial period, traveling west became difficult because of the

a)

Coastal Plain Region

b)

Fall Line

c)

Gas Prices

d)

James River

22.

____________________ prevented further travel.

a)

Bridges

b)

Laws

c)

Gas prices

d)

Waterfalls

23.

A large area of flat land that rises above the land around it.

a)

Plain

b)

Mountain

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

24.

Which of these is the definition of a peninsula?

a)

area of elevated land that is flat on top

b)

land surrounded by water

c)

a piece of land bordered by water on three sides

d)

a natural border between the Eastern Shore and the Coastal Plain Region