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Sound and Speed of Sound Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is sound?

a)

Sound is a form of energy produced by vibrating objects and transmitted through a medium.

b)

Sound is a form of electromagnetic energy.

c)

Sound is a form of heat energy.

d)

Sound is a form of light energy.

2.

Which of the following materials would sound travel fastest through?

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Vacuum

d)

Solids

3.

What is the unit of measurement for frequency?

a)

hertz

b)

kilogram

c)

meter

d)

second

4.

What is the wavelength of a sound wave?

a)

Distance between two random points in the wave

b)

The height of the wave

c)

The speed of the wave

d)

Distance between two consecutive points in the wave

5.

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

a)

The speed of sound decreases.

b)

The speed of sound remains constant.

c)

The speed of sound increases.

d)

The speed of sound becomes unpredictable.

6.

What is the speed of sound in a vacuum?

a)

300,000 km/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

0

d)

1,000,000 m/s

7.

Sound propagates fastest through (a)  

8.

The pitch of sound is proportional to (a)  

9.

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

10.

The unit to measure loudness is (a)  

11.

Sound needs a medium to propagate.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

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

13.

The audible range for human being is (a)  

14.

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

a)

Density

b)

Temperature

c)

Elasticity

d)

Ambient Light

15.

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

16.

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

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wave length

d)

Time Period

17.

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

18.

Higher the Time Period, _____________ the frequency.

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

19.

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

a)

Higher

b)

Softer

20.

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

a)

Waveform

b)

Noise

c)

Vibration

21.

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

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

skin

22.
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