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Sound and Motion Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can a speaker making sounds cause from a distance?

a)

Change in color

b)

Movement of nearby objects

c)

Increase in temperature

d)

Decrease in light

2.

What happens to a speaker when it is making sound?

a)

It stays still

b)

It moves back and forth

c)

It changes color

d)

It heats up

3.

What happens to the peaks and valleys of a graph when a stick is deformed more?

a)

They disappear

b)

They become higher and lower

c)

They stay the same

d)

They become smaller

4.

What is the term for the distance from the 'at rest' position to the peak or valley?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Speed

5.

What does the number of vibrations per second refer to?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Speed

6.

What is the term for the top of the wave?

a)

Valley

b)

Peak

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

7.

What does the term 'deform' refer to in the context of sound?

a)

Changing color

b)

Bending or changing shape

c)

Increasing temperature

d)

Decreasing size

8.

What is the effect of a greater force on an object in terms of sound?

a)

Quieter sound

b)

Louder sound

c)

No sound

d)

Constant sound

9.

What happens to the time it takes for one cycle of motion of a stick as the stick gets shorter?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It doubles

10.

What remains unchanged even when the pitch changes?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude (loudness)

c)

Speed

d)

Duration

11.

How are different pitch sounds produced?

a)

By changing the volume

b)

By changing the speed of vibration

c)

By changing the material

d)

By changing the temperature

12.

What happens to the pitch when the frequency of the wave moves faster?

a)

It becomes lower

b)

It becomes higher

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

13.

What happens to the pitch when the frequency of the wave moves slower?

a)

It becomes higher

b)

It becomes lower

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

14.

What is the relationship between the length of a stick and the number of cycles of motion in a unit of time?

a)

Longer sticks have more cycles

b)

Shorter sticks have more cycles

c)

Length does not affect cycles

d)

Both have the same number of cycles

15.

What is the relationship between pitch and frequency?

a)

Directly proportional

b)

Inversely proportional

c)

No relationship

d)

Randomly related

16.

What is the effect of increasing the amplitude of a sound wave?

a)

It becomes quieter

b)

It becomes louder

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

17.

What happens to the wavelength when the frequency of a wave increases?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

18.

What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

a)

Peak

b)

Crest

c)

Bottom

d)

Valley

19.

What is the effect of increasing the speed of vibration on the pitch of a sound?

a)

It becomes lower

b)

It becomes higher

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

20.

What happens to the amplitude of a sound wave when the force applied to the source is reduced?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes distorted

21.

What is the relationship between the frequency of a wave and its wavelength?

a)

Directly proportional

b)

Inversely proportional

c)

No relationship

d)

Randomly related

22.

How high or low a sound is ________________

a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
23.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
24.

What is the term used to describe the maximum distance that a sound wave displaces air molecules from their original undisturbed position?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Speed

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

25.
Low pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
26.

The amplitude of a sound's wave determines the sound's

a)

pitch

b)

quality

c)

loudness

d)

resonance

27.
Which of the following would have the lowest pitch?
a)
striking a tuning fork against a glass jar
b)
playing a flute
c)
an angry dog's growl
d)
a child's squeal
28.

Sound waves are produced by

a)

radio stations

b)

vibrating objects

c)

soft objects

d)

objects under pressure

29.

Our perception of sound depends both on frequency, which influences ___________, or how high/low the sound wave is, as well as intensity, which determines how ____________ the sound is.

a)
pitch; distance
b)
doppler effect; pitch
c)
pitch; loudness
d)
loudness; pitch
30.
Which of the following would have the highest pitch?
a)
a lion's roar
b)
a bird chirping
c)
beating a drum
d)
a cow's moo