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Ch.2 UUP

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

true or false can sound travel through a vacuums?

a)

true sound can travel through anything

b)

false sound cannot travel through a vacuums

2.

what is acoustic propagation

a)

how the medium affects the sound wave

b)

how the sound wave affects the medium

3.

what are the three acoustic variables

a)

pressure

b)

density

c)

time

d)

distance

4.

how do you measure pressure

a)

kg/cm^3

kilograms per centimeter cubed

b)

(Pa)

pascals

c)

(cm)

centimeters

d)

(in)

inches

5.

how do you measure density

a)

ft

feet

b)

Pa

pascals

c)

cm

centimeters

d)

kg/cm^3

kilograms per cm cubed

6.

how do you measure distance

a)

sec

seconds

b)

mile

c)

cm

centimeters

d)

ft

feet

7.

sound waves are what kind of wave

a)

longitudinal waves

moving left to right

b)

transverse waves

moving up and down

8.

which wave is In-phase

a)

1.

b)

2.

c)

3.

9.

which waves are out-of-phase

a)

1.

b)

2.

c)

3.

10.

what happens during constructive interference

a)

two out of phase waves merge and cancel each other out

b)

two in phase waves merge to become one big wave

c)

two in phase waves merge and become small

11.

what happens during deconstructive interference

a)

when two out of phase waves cancel each other out

b)

when two out of phase waves become one small wave

c)

when two in phase waves become one big wave

d)

when two out of phase waves become one big wave

12.

what do waves transfer from one location to another

a)

matter

b)

molecules

c)

energy

d)

water

13.

variations in all the following identify specific waves as acoustic waves EXCEPT

a)

pressure

b)

parameters

c)

density

d)

acoustic variables

14.

which of the following best describe sound waves?

a)

transverse, pressure waves

b)

transverse, longitudinal waves

c)

longitudinal, out of phase waves

d)

longitudinal, pressure waves

15.

what units are used to report the pressure of a sound beam?

a)

pounds

(Plb)

b)

pemdas

(pE)

c)

pascals

(Pa)

d)

periods

(p)