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Sound

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

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.

Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a)

Paper

b)

Milk

c)

Outer space

4.

Loudness of waves is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

5.

High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

6.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
7.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
8.
Sound is produced when something ______________
a)
Vibrates
b)
Moves through empty space
9.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
10.
High frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
High
b)
Low
11.
In General Sound waves travel the fastest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
12.
In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
13.
Which wavelength would have the highest pitch like a flute or whistle?
a)
High Frequency Wavelength
b)
Low frequency Wavelength
14.

Which wave produced the loudest sound?

a)

high Amplitude

b)

low Amplitude

15.
A sound is loud or soft depending on its ____________
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
16.
A sounds high or low pitch depends on the waves ______________
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
17.

A reflected sound wave is called a(n) ______.

a)

frequency

b)

pitch

c)

echo

d)

rarefaction

18.

Way in which sound waves are used by animals such as dolphins and bats.

a)

Echolocation

b)

Transverse

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Longitudinal

19.

 Sound travels as a ____________ wave.

a)

transverse

b)

electromagnetic

c)

longitudinal

d)

gamma

20.

Which term refers to how high or low a sound seems to a person?

a)

intensity

b)

reflection

c)

volume

d)

pitch

21.

The picture shows sound waves from a musical instrument. In which way is the sound wave in picture 1 different from the sound wave in picture 2?

a)

it has a lower pitch

b)

It has a lower volume

c)

It has a greater amplitude

d)

It has a higher frequency

22.

Why can't sound waves travel through a vacuum?

a)

There are no particles to travel through and vibrate.

b)

It is not dense enough.

c)

The frequency is too high.

d)

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

23.

Choose the unit that is used to measure how loud or powerful a sound is.

a)

wavelength

b)

decibel

c)

longitudinal

d)

sonar

24.

Which wave represents the sound with the lowest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

What happens when a wave reflects?

a)

It bends as it enters a new medium.

b)

It splits into smaller waves.

c)

It bounces off the surface of a barrier.

d)

It bends to move around a barrier.

26.
What type of energy involves the vibration of matter? 
a)
Light 
b)
Heat
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical 
27.
Where can you not hear sound?
a)
Lunch 
b)
Bathroom
c)
A vacuum
d)
Hallway
28.
Which wavelength has the higher frequency? 
a)
Top Wavelength
b)
Bottom Wavelength
c)
Both 
29.
Which wavelength has the highest PITCH?
a)
Top Wavelength
b)
Bottom Wavelength 
c)
Both 
30.
What do you call the top of a wave? 
a)
Crash
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Crast
31.
What do you call the bottom of a wave? 
a)
Truth
b)
Truck
c)
Trough 
d)
Trench
32.
Pitch is determined by what factor of a wavelength?
a)
Amplitude 
b)
Loudness
c)
Pitch
d)
Frequency 
33.
Which terms refers to how high or low a sound seems to a person? 
a)
Loudness
b)
Intensity 
c)
Frequency
d)
Pitch 
34.
What term do we use to identify how tall or short a wavelength is?
a)
Loudness
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
35.
The amplitude determines the ________ of sound
a)
Pitch
b)
Loudness
c)
Frequency 
d)
Lions 
36.
________ is how you hear the intensity of a sound wave.
a)
Loudness
b)
Pitch 
37.
Sound waves with high amplitude are loud. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
38.
Higher the frequency, the higher the pitch
a)
True 
b)
False 
39.
Sound travels through space
a)
True 
b)
False 
40.
When we hear an echo it is because... 
a)
sound travels slowly 
b)
sound is reflected off an object
c)
sound travels quickly 
d)
Sound travels backwards
41.

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

a)

rarefaction

b)

surface wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compression

42.

A rarefaction is generated when particles move ______.

a)

together

b)

closer

c)

under

d)

apart

43.

Sound waves cannot travel through which of these ____.

a)

paper

b)

milk

c)

outer space

d)

hydrogen

44.

Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?

a)

elasticity

b)

temperature

c)

density

d)

amplitude

45.

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

a)

hot

b)

cold

46.

The strength or intensity of a wave is represented by which wave measurement?

a)

period

b)

velocity

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

47.

To calculate the speed of a wave, which of the following are necessary?

a)

time and amplitude

b)

wavelength and amplitude

c)

time and frequency

d)

wavelength and frequency

48.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the frequency and the wavelength of waves?

a)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets longer.

b)

As frequency increases, wavelength gets shorter.

c)

As wavelength decreases, frequency remains the same.

d)

As wavelength changes, there is no change in frequency.

49.

Which is the measurement of the energy of a wave from its resting point to the highest point?

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

50.
What do mechanical waves need in order to transfer energy?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
medium
d)
transverse
51.
Which points on the wave are the crest? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
52.
Which points on the wave are the trough? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.
What part of the wave is a compression? 
a)
A
b)
B
54.
What part of the wave is a rarefaction? 
a)
A
b)
B
55.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
56.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a)
mechanical wave
b)
chemical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
pitch
57.

Sound is produced by something...

a)

echolocation

b)

vibrates

c)

vocal chords

58.

Some animals use this to navigate and hunt

a)

frequency

b)

ecolocation

c)

vibration

59.

Sound needs a ____ to travel through

a)

frequency

b)

medium

c)

echolocation

d)

small

60.

The ___ energy a sound wave has the ____ the sound

a)

more, softer

b)

less, louder

c)

less, softer

61.

How does an echo occur?

a)

sound travels faster than light

b)

sound bounces off solids

c)

sound is absorbed by solids

62.

A sound wave produced by a lower-pitched instrument has a low ___

a)

distance

b)

echolocation

c)

loudness

d)

frequency

63.

The diagram shows a cartoon of a sound wave produced while a student is speaking.


What happens to the sound wave when the student speaks louder?

a)

The amplitude increases

b)

the wavelength will double

c)

the speed will increase

d)

the amplitude will decrease

64.

The diagram shows a research vessel using sonar to map the ocean floor.


Upon which basic behavior of sound waves does this technology depend?

a)

absorption

b)

compression

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

65.

Echolocation allows an animal to ...

a)

Climb trees faster

b)

Fly upside down

c)

See an "image" of a nearby object

d)

Find a friend

66.

Dolphins use echolocation to replace what sense?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Taste

d)

Smell

67.

In echolocation, the animal uses echoes of sounds it produces to collect information about its surroundings.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Most humans can hear ultrasound.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Which of these animals use(s) echolocation? Choose all that apply.

a)

bats

b)

dolphins

c)

elephants

d)

cats

e)

owls

70.
Sound waves are
a)
Surface waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
all could be possible
71.
What are two ways that an ultrasound is used?
a)
transverse waves and longitudinal waves
b)
sonar and ultrasound imaging
c)
hertz and meters 
d)
music instruments and amplify the sound
72.
You cannot hear ultrasound because it is:
a)
Too quiet
b)
Too loud
c)
Frequency is too high
d)
Frequency is too low
73.
Sound travels fastest through...
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solids/metals
d)
space
74.

A ____________________ is a longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations and travels through a medium.

a)

light wave

b)

sound wave

c)

microwave

d)

water wave

75.
Which mammal uses sonar to detect objects in the dark?
a)
Mouse
b)
Dog
c)
Bat
76.
You cannot hear ultrasound because it is:
a)
too loud
b)
too quiet
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
77.
 The sonar that boats use for ultrasound is to determine the distance that an object is underwater.
a)
True
b)
False
78.

In a ________________________ wave, the particles vibrate in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.

a)

light wave

b)

microwave

c)

water wave

d)

longitudinal wave

79.

_____________________ is how high or low you think a sound is.

a)

volume

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

frequency

80.

________________________ is the use of echos, or reflected sound, to find objects.

a)

ultrasound

b)

sonography

c)

echolocation

d)

reflexology

81.

Which carries information by copying an original sound?

a)

analog signal

b)

digital signal

c)

volume

d)

frequency

82.

Which carries information by changing original sounds into numbers?

a)

analog signal

b)

digital signal

c)

volume

d)

frequency

83.

What do digital signals turn sounds into?

a)

analog signals

b)

interference

c)

continuity

d)

zeros and ones

84.

Who hears the jet's engines making a lower pitched noise as it approaches?

a)

the pilot

b)

the man on the ground

c)

both hear the same pitch

85.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
86.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

87.

What does the color red mean if an object is moving at very high speed in space relative to the observer?

a)

The object is moving away decreasing the frequency in relation to the observer.

b)

The object is moving closer increasing the frequency relative to the observer.

c)

The object is stationary and the frequency is equally distributed in all directions.

d)

The object is moving closer decreasing the frequency relative to the observer.

88.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
89.

You are driving in a car and honk the horn at a person standing in the street. As you approach the person, what happens to the pitch of the horn according to you in the car?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same because you are in the car moving with the sound.

90.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Matter

d)

Energy

91.

If the wavelength is increased then frequency will ________.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stays the same

92.

the doppler effect causes a shift in...

a)

pitch

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

All of the above

93.

What is the doppler effect?

a)

a change in the frequency of sound, light or other waves to cause a change in pitch

b)

A change in pitch that causes frequency, sound, light and other waves to disappear

c)

I have no idea

d)

A change in sound that alters frequency

94.

What is Redshift

a)

Objects move away us, give off red light

b)

Objects move towards us, give off blue light

c)

Objects move towards us, give off red light

d)

Objects move away us, give off blue light

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