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Sound Quiz

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound propagates fastest through (a)  

2.

The pitch of sound is proportional to (a)  

3.

Middle ear consists of ___ bone/s and its functions is to ____ sound vibrations.

a)

2, transfer

b)

3, transfer

c)

2, transfer

d)

3, amplify

4.

The unit to measure loudness is (a)  

5.

Sound needs a medium to propagate.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The frequency of sound produced by a mosquito is (a)   if it produces 750 vibrations in a second.

7.

The audible range for human being is (a)  

8.

The nerve impulses from cochlea is transported to brain by (a)  

9.

If the amplitude of sound increases 6 times, loudness of sound increases (a)   times

10.

Which among the following are percussion instruments?

a)

veena, guitar, flute

b)

veena, tabla, flute

c)

tabla, flute, drum

d)

tabla, drum, mrudangam

11.

Sound unlike light cannot be propagated in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

12.

Sound unlike light cannot be propagated in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

13.

Which of the phases of matter does sound waves travels fastest

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Vacuum

14.

Which of the phases of matter does sound waves travel slow

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Vacuum

15.

When the temperature is high in a solid object what happens to the vibration of the sound waves

a)

vibrates fast

b)

vibrates slow

c)

no vibration

d)

temperature does not affect the movement of the sound waves

16.

Which sensory organ of the human body is used to detect transmit and transduce soundwaves

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

skin

17.

The Earth's physical world is made up of

a)

light waves

b)

sound waves

c)

water waves

d)

seismic waves

e)

all of the above

18.

Describes how high or low a sound is

a)

PITCH

b)

DENSITY

19.

The loudest sounds that you can hear are called ultrasonic sounds.

a)

CORRECT

b)

WRONG

20.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
21.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
22.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
23.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
25.
As a sound source approaches and then moves past a stationary observer, the observer will hear
a)
a steady rise in pitch
b)
a sudden drop in pitch
c)
a drop in pitch, then a rise in pitch
d)
a rise in pitch, then a drop in pitch
26.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
27.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
28.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
29.
What unit is the intensity of sound measured in?
a)
decibels (dB)
b)
Hertz (Hz)
c)
meters per second (m/s)
d)
meters
30.

What is an echo

a)

deflected sound

b)

refracted sound

c)

reflected sound

d)

diffracted sound

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

34.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
35.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
36.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
37.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
38.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
39.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
40.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
41.

Which of these are not true about sound?

a)

Sound is a type of energy.

b)

Sound travels in longitudinal waves.

c)

Sound is produced by vibrations.

d)

Sound, once produced, travels upwards.

e)

Sound travels fastest in low density mediums.

42.

The speed of sound in a medium depends on: (Mark all that apply)

a)

Density

b)

Temperature

c)

Elasticity

d)

Ambient Light

43.

Which of these is true?

a)

The sun gives us light but not sound.

b)

The sun generates sound but it doesn't reach us because sound cannot travel in a vacuum.

c)

The sound that reaches the Earth from the sun is not in the hearable frequency.

44.

In this image, the sound in the purple waves will be ____________ compared to the sound in the black wave (the first wave)

a)

More shrill

b)

Louder

c)

More melodious

45.

One compression and one rarefaction make up a

a)

Time Period

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

46.

Mark all the pairs that are correctly matched:

a)

Frequency - Pitch

b)

High temperature = High wave speed

c)

Amplitude = Loudness

d)

Tension = Loudness

47.

Sushruta has matched the characteristics of a sound wave with their SI unit, but you know she hasn't done all of them right. Mark all the ones that she has done incorrectly.

a)

Frequency - Hertz

b)

Amplitude - A

c)

Wavelength - meter

d)

Wave Speed - m/s

e)

Time Period - Seconds

48.

Surya has tried to match the symbols to the characteristics. As usual, they are not as smart as you and have got some stuff wrong. Mark everything that is wrong. 

a)

Wavelength -  γ\gamma  

b)

Wave speed - V

c)

Amplitude  - A

d)

Frequency - V

e)

Time Period - T

49.

The number of oscillations completed per unit time by sound. What is this?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wave length

d)

Time Period

50.

Time taken for one complete oscillation in the density of the medium is called the __________ of the wave.

a)

Frequency

b)

Time Period

c)

Wave length

51.

v = 1/T or T = 1/v. These equations indicate the relationship between:

a)

Frequency and Time Period of a wave

b)

Speed and frequency of a wave

52.

Higher the Time Period, _____________ the frequency.

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

53.

v = γυ\gamma\upsilon   This is the formula for: 

a)

Wave Speed = wavelength * frequency

b)

Wavelength = Time Period * frequency

54.

For the same amplitude, a higher frequency will mean a _________ pitch.

a)

Higher

b)

Softer

55.

The pitch of a sound depends on (mark all that apply)

a)

Tension

b)

Length of air column

c)

Density

d)

Thickness of the string

e)

Temperature of the string

56.

Krishna is wondering which musical instruments owe their shrillness to the length of the air column. Can you help him? Mark all that are right.

a)

Flute

b)

Jal Tarang

c)

Water falling in a bucket

d)

Guitar

57.

All of these instruments get their pitch from the tension of the medium, except one.

a)
b)
c)
d)

Flute

58.

The (a)   is the only device that can produce a monotone.

59.

Which of these is true about the loudness of a sound? (Mark all that apply)

a)

Loudness is relative.

b)

Lower the amplitude, louder the sound.

c)

It depends on the distance from the source of the sound.

d)

Larger the surface area of the vibrating object, louder the sound.

60.

Which of these is NOT true about the unit of loudness of sound?

a)

The unit, bel, is named after Alexander Graham Bell.

b)

1 Db = 1/10 * 1B

c)

0 Db is sound energy of the level 10-12 watt / m2

d)

100 Db is the level at which noise pollution begins

61.

A whistle was blown but you didn't hear it. Your friend accused you of deliberately ignoring the sound. Which of these, if true, conclusively proves that you were right. You really could not hear the whistle?

a)

The frequency of the whistle's sound was 22,000 Hz

b)

The friend was over 200 m away when he blew the whistle.

62.

One of these pairs is incorrectly matched. Which one?

a)

< 20 Hz - Infrasonic

b)

> 20,000 Hz - Infrasonic

c)

20 - 20,000 Hz - Human Audible range

63.

The speed of sound in air at 15o C is:

(a)  

64.

_____________ is the rapid back and forth movements of a body.

a)

Waveform

b)

Noise

c)

Vibration

65.

Some of these statements are true. Which ones?

a)

A collection of notes is called a tone.

b)

The note at the lowest frequency is called the fundamental tone.

c)

All the tones above the fundamental tone are called overtones.

d)

Tones that have a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental tone are called harmonics.