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Sound - Intorduction

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

2.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter around it to __________.

a)

Vibrate

b)

Amplitude

c)

Stay still

d)

Pitch

3.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
4.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
5.

What is this part (red line) called?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

6.

What is this part (red line) called?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

7.

What is this part (red line) called?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

8.

What is this part (red line) called?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

9.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
10.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
11.

Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a)

Paper

b)

Milk

c)

Outer space

12.

Which one has a higher pitch?

a)

Cello

b)

Violin

13.

Which one is louder?

a)

Cello

b)

Violin

c)

They have the same loudness

14.

Which sound wave has low pitch?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

15.

High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

16.

Which sound wave is loud?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

17.

Which sound wave is soft?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

18.
After the train passed, the pitch of the train whistle became lower. This change in sound would be represented by what change in the diagram above? 
a)
The distance represented by C would increase. 
b)
The distance represented by C would decrease. 
c)
The distance represented by D would increase. 
d)
The distance represented by D would decrease.