Worksheets3.1 Sound waves and how they travel
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 18mins
A series of vibrations you can hear.
Light.
Electromagnetic wave.
Sound
Magnetic wave.
Rarefaction
Compression.
Reflection.
Collection.
Area where the air particles are further apart.
Rarefaction
Refraction
Reflection
What is vibration?
The rate at which sound waves occur
Movement back and forth
How high or low a sound is
A place where no sound exists is...
in the air
under water
space/vaccum
all of the above
True or False: Sound waves need a material, or medium, to travel through.
True or False: When sound is produced air itself does travel/move from the source to your ear.
You can't hear sounds when you are .............................................
in space.
locked inside a room.
underwater.
locked inside a box full of gas.
Speed of sound if it travels through air at sea level.
330 m/s
1500 m/s
5000 m/s
330 km/h
Speed of sound if it travels through water.
330 m/s
1500 m/s
5000 m/s
330 km/h
A sound wave transfers energy ............................................... matter
and
without transferring
Can be made on a Slinky spring.
(Move your hand in and out)
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Particles move to and fro in the same direction as the wave is travelling.
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Can be made on a rope.
(Move your hand up and down)
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Particles move at right angles (90°) to the direction of travel of the wave.
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Sound waves and some types of earthquake waves are examples of .............................................................................
longitudinal waves
transverse waves
'Mexican waves made in football stadiums is an example of .............................................................................
longitudinal waves
transverse waves
Which of the options below is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Which of the options below is an example of a a transverse wave?
