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KS3 Detecting Sound

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
2.

Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

Outer space

3.

Sound is caused by ....

a)

instruments

b)

vibrations

c)

force

d)

volume

4.

What is amplitude as it refers to sound waves?

a)

The distance between the same two points on a wave

b)

The number of waves per second

c)

The distance from the middle to the peak or trough of a wave

d)

The frequency of the wave

5.

The distance from any point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Compression

6.

The total number of waves produced in one second is called the ________ of the wave.

a)

Vibration

b)

Echo

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

7.

What is a pitch (as it relates to sound)?

a)

the intensity of a vibration

b)

the amplitude of a sound wave

c)

volume of sound

d)

highness or lowness of a sound

8.

Which of these waves would have a higher pitch?

a)

Low Frequency

b)

High Frequency

c)

Frequency does not determine pitch

9.

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

a)

It makes the sound travel faster

b)

It makes the sound louder

c)

It increases the wavelength of the sound

d)

It increases the frequency of the sound

10.

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

Gas molecules are packed tightly

b)

Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas

c)

Solid molecules are packed tightly together

d)

Gas molecules move slowly

11.

The __________________ the frequency, the ____________________ the pitch and vice versa.

a)

higher, lower

b)

lower, higher

c)

higher, higher

d)

Frequency does not affect pitch

12.

What is a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected back?

a)

Pitch

b)

Echo

c)

Vibration

d)

Volume

13.

What does the middle ear consist of?

a)

Ear canal,Ear drum

b)

Ear canal, ossicles

c)

Ear drum, Ossicles

d)

Ossicles, Cochlea

14.

What are the three tiny bones called?

a)

Ossicles - Hammer, Angus, Stirrup

b)

Ossicles - Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

c)

Occulars - Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

d)

Occulars - Hanson, Angus, Stands

15.

What is inside of the Cochlea?

a)

Liquid, and tiny hairs

b)

Water, and tiny hairs

c)

Acid, and hairs

d)

Water, and fuzz

16.

Hammer, Anvil, and stirrup are all called....

a)

Three bones

b)

Ossicles

c)

Ear bones

d)

Occulars

17.
What happens in the inner ear? 
a)
Sound waves are captured.
b)
Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
c)
Sound waves are reflected.
d)
Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.
18.
What is #13?
a)
Eardrum
b)
Anvil
c)
Hammer
d)
Cochlea
19.
What is #19?
a)
Semicircular Canals
b)
Ear Canal
c)
Auditory Nerve
d)
Cochlea
20.

Which part of a microphone acts like the ear drum in your ear?

a)

The coil

b)

The Magnet

c)

The Diaphragm

d)

The Wires