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THE ABSORPTION AND REFLECTION OF SOUND

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a medium?

a)

Why sound travels

b)

What sound travels through

2.

Sound can travel through....

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

all of the above

3.

Sound must have a medium to travel through.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A high frequency will have a _________ pitch.

a)

low

b)

high

5.

What is a periodic back and forth motion that transmits energy?

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

6.

What is the portion in the wave where the particles are spread out?

a)

Crest

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

7.

What is the length of a single wave?

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Velocity

8.

What is the main factor affecting the speed of sound in air?

a)

temperature of the air

b)

temperature of the sound

c)

density of the air

d)

frequency of the sound

9.

What is a sound heard distinctly after being reflected from some object?

a)

Echo

b)

Pitch

c)

Note

10.

Volume is measured in decibles and means how ___________ or __________ a sound is.

a)

highness or lowness

b)

loud or soft

c)

fast or slow

11.

A sound wave cannot travel through.........

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Outer Space

e)

Dirt

12.

Why would a recording studio have this on the walls?

a)

It does a great job of reflecting sounds.

b)

It does a great job of absorbing sounds.

c)

It creates awesome echoes.

13.

Which of the following materials would be the best for absorbing sound?

a)

Metal

b)

Wood

c)

Carpet

14.

Match the following

a)

Some materials, like pillows or carpets, soak up sound instead of letting it bounce around

1.

Absorption

b)

That's because the sound waves are bouncing off the walls and coming back to your ears.

2.

Reflection

c)

A sound that repeats because it bounces off a surface and comes back to your ears.

3.

ECHO

d)

The pattern of movement created by vibrations.

4.

Wave

e)

When something moves back and forth quickly.

5.

Vibrate

15.

Vibrations travel through the air in waves, kind of like ripples in water when you throw a stone. These waves are what we hear as (a)   .