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Into the Abyss L2&3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: Sound waves must travel through ______.

a)

air

b)

any space

c)

a medium

d)

water

2.

Fill in the blank: Changing the frequency of a sound wave affects the ______.

a)

volume

b)

amplitude

c)

intensity

d)

pitch

3.

If the frequency of a sound increases, what happens to its wavelength?

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

4.

If a sound in 15 Hz (Hertz), what does that mean?

a)

15 seconds for a wave to pass through a point

b)

15 waves per second

c)

1/15 waves per minute

d)

the length of a wave is 15 cm

5.

Fill in the blank: As the amplitude of a sound increases, the volume ______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

matches the frequency

6.

Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Carl is complaining about the loud music coming from the apartment upstairs. What type of wave behavior is this an example of?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

8.

In a music studio, there are different types of materials such as acoustic foam and felt that can be used to soundproof the room. What happens to the sound waves when they encounter the foam/felt?

a)

disappearance

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

9.

Why is the school library covered with carpet?

a)

to protect the books when they fall

b)

because it looks good

c)

to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet

d)

to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy

10.

While working on a project, Tamika listens to a trumpet solo. She notices a change in the sound the trumpet is making. The model below shows how the sound waves change. Choose the best word to describe how the amplitude of the trumpet changed in Tamika’s recording.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

no change

11.

While working on a project, Tamika listens to a trumpet solo. She notices a change in the sound the trumpet is making. The model below shows how the sound waves change. Choose the best word to describe how the frequency of the trumpet changed in Tamika’s recording.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

no change

12.
Which model shows how a bat collects information about its prey by making high-frequency sounds?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
The graph below shows information collected during an underwater sonar scan. Based on the data below, if an unknown object had a sound return time of 0.07 seconds, at what depth would it be located?
a)
90 m
b)
30 m
c)
50 m
d)
0.1 m
14.

How does sound travel?

a)

by transferring heat

b)

through the vibrations of particles

c)

when one molecule follows a wave path

d)

through a vacuum only

15.

A sound wave has a large amplitude and high frequency. What type of sound is this?

a)

loud and high pitch

b)

loud and low pitch

c)

quiet and high pitch

d)

quiet and low pitch