WorksheetsSound and Sound Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Areas of increased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ----
Rarefaction
Compression
Frequency
Amplitude
What type of energy does a sound wave have?
Mechanical
Radiant
Electrical
Sound
Sound is produced by -----
Heat energy
Low temperatures
Vibrations
Friction
Sound needs a medium.
True
False
Sound waves are also known as ----- waves.
Compression
Longitudinal
Neither
Both longitudinal and compression
The distance from the beginning of one compression to the beginning of the next compression is called a -----
Rarefaction
Frequency
Wavelength
Compression
Spread out areas or areas of decreased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ---
Rarefaction
Amplitude
Compression
Hertz
Sound waves travel the fastest through ---
Liquids
Gases
Solids
True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.
False
True
The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as ----
Hertz
Amplitude
Frequency
The unit for measuring frequency is the ---
Joule
Hertz
Gram
Newton
The measure of the amount of energy in a wave is ----
Wavelength
Hertz
Frequency
Amplitude
What is the primary factor that affects the speed of sound in a medium?
Temperature
Pressure
Humidity
Color
Which of the following is a characteristic of sound waves?
They can travel through a vacuum
They are transverse waves
They require a medium to travel
They are electromagnetic waves
In an experiment, if the frequency of a sound wave is doubled, what happens to its wavelength in the same medium?
It doubles
It halves
It remains the same
It becomes zero
