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Chapter 9 Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Blowing through a straw produces a sound. Which straw makes the highest pitch?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Which wave has the longest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which number on the diagram shows wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
Which diagram shows a wave with the highest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.

Which number on the diagram shows rarefaction?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

The number of vibrations in a unit of time is called--

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

compression

d)

wavelength

7.

Sound travels best through which form of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

8.

The highness and lowness of sound describes which vocabulary word?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

pitch

d)

frequency

9.

Sound is a type of energy that is transmitted through-

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

electrons

d)

waves

10.

Which of these materials transmits sound fastest?

a)

water in a pool

b)

a metal rod

c)

air in a balloon

d)

empty space

11.

Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?

a)

The thinnest straw

b)

The thickest straw

12.

Sound is measured in _____________

a)

decibels

b)

crests

c)

waves

d)

EM waves

13.
The term for how loud or soft a sound is:
a)
pitch
b)
volume
c)
sound
d)
medium
14.
The term for how high or low a sound is:
a)
pitch
b)
volume
c)
sound
d)
medium
15.
What is changed in the second picture?
a)
Someone is talking louder in picture 2
b)
Someone is talking softer in picture 2
c)
Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
d)
Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2
16.

All sounds are caused by vibrations.

a)
b)
17.

The number of sound wavelengths in a given unit of time is...

a)

vibration

b)

frequency

c)

volume

d)

pitch

18.

This occurs when matter moves back and forth.

a)

frequency

b)

pitch

c)

vibration

d)

volume

19.

Frequency of waves is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

20.

A rarefaction is generated when particles move

a)

Together

b)

Under

c)

Apart

21.

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

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Surface wave

c)

Compression

22.

Loudness of waves is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

23.

What is a machine that changes soundwaves into electrical impulses?

a)

An Ultrasound

b)

EKG machine

c)

an Oscilloscope

d)

A sonar reader

24.

What are the echoes of high-frequency sound that allow us to "see" inside a human body?

a)

a stethoscope

b)

an EKG

c)

a heart monitor

d)

an ultrasound

25.

Most of the sound we hear travels through

a)

air

b)

space

c)

water

d)

timbre

26.

Which term refers to the unique qualities of a sound?

a)

frequency

b)

volume

c)

timbre

d)

pitch

27.

1. What is a sound that has been reflected off of a surface?

a)

Echo

b)

Amplitude

c)

Pitch

28.

1. The distance from the top of one wave to the top of another is ______________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Pitch

29.

1. The number of vibrations that a sound make in a given amount of time is called______.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Sound

30.

What reflects sound best?

a)

A hard smooth surface

b)

A rough uneven surface

c)

Soft white wall

d)

Very hot gas

31.

Do sound waves carry particles of matter with them?

a)

yes

b)

no

32.

People experience the frequency of a sound as what?

a)

a vibration

b)

Its pitch

c)

a sound

33.
In a sound wave, the area where there are fewer molecules and they are spread out is a...
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
34.
What is the distance between two compressions or two rarefactions?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
35.
Sound is a form of .............
a)
Matter
b)
Electricity
c)
Energy