WorksheetsSound Traveling Through Mediums
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
According to the chart, what type of waves require a medium to travel through?
light
sound
According to the chart, what happens to the speed of sound waves when the density of the substance they are traveling through increases?
it increases
it decreases
it stays the same
What would happen to sound waves created when a star explodes (supernova) in space?
The sound waves will move faster through space and then slow down as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
The wavelength of the sound wave would decrease as it travels through space and then it will increase as it moves into the Earth's atmosphere.
The wavelength of the sound wave would increase as it travels through space and then it will decrease as it moves into the Earth's atmosphere.
The sound waves will not travel through space because sound must have a medium to travel through.
Typically, sound will travel fastest in a –
Liquid
Plasma
Gas
Solid
What type of wave is a sound wave?
Light wave
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Electromagnetic wave
What happens to sound energy when it travels through a medium?
It disappears
It vibrates the particles of the medium
It changes into light energy
It stops moving
Why do sound waves travel faster in warmer air compared to colder air?
The air particles move faster and collide more often in warmer air.
The air particles are closer together in warmer air.
The air particles are more elastic in warmer air.
The air particles carry more energy in colder air.
Which of the following is a characteristic of sound waves?
They can travel through a vacuum
They need a medium to travel
They are visible
They are made of light
Through which medium does sound travel the fastest?
Air
Water
Steel
Vacuum
Why do sound waves travel faster in colder air compared to warmer air?
The air particles move faster and collide more often in warmer air.
The air particles are closer together in colder air and collide more often.
The air particles are more elastic in warmer air.
The air particles carry more energy in colder air.
The pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium such as air, water, or any other liquid or solid matter
Transmitted
Sound wave
Wave
Medium
A rhythmic disturbance that moves through a medium or vacuum
Wave
Medium
Transmitted
Sound wave
A wave that is carried by vibrations through a physical medium
Sound wave
Medium
Mechanical wave
Wave
Sound is an example of a(n) –
Radio wave
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
Infrared wave
What is it called when sound waves bounce off a solid surface and return back to the source?
Reflection
Absorption
Refraction
Transmission
The material through which the wave travels
Wave
Transmitted
Mechanical wave
Medium
Soundproof rooms have the ability to –
Absorb electromagnetic waves
Allow any sound to be heard
Absorb sound
Transmit sound
Why can’t explosions in space be heard?
Space is a vacuum; no matter is present.
The sound waves bounce back and forth until they lose energy.
The sound waves gain too much energy.
Particles in space absorb the sound waves.
Mechanical waves must travel through a medium. Which are examples of a medium?
a soild
a liquid
a gas
a vacuum
What happens to the speed of sound as it travels from air into water?
A) It increases
B) It decreases
C) It remains the same
D) It stops
Which of the following mediums allows sound to travel the slowest?
A) Steel
B) Water
C) Air
D) Vacuum
In an experiment, a sound wave travels through a solid, liquid, and gas. In which medium does the sound wave travel the fastest?
A) Gas
B) Liquid
C) Solid
D) It travels at the same speed in all mediums
Why does sound travel faster in solids compared to gases?
A) Solids have more tightly packed particles
B) Solids have less tightly packed particles
C) Gases have more tightly packed particles
D) Gases have less tightly packed particles
What is the effect of temperature on the speed of sound in air?
A) Sound travels faster in warmer air
B) Sound travels slower in warmer air
C) Temperature has no effect on sound speed
D) Sound travels at the same speed regardless of temperature
Which phenomenon explains why we can hear sounds around corners?
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Diffraction
D) Absorption
