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Pitch Perfect Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

A couple attends an outdoor symphony in July and again in December. During the second performance, they both notice a delay in the sound, which gives the impression that they are listening to a recording rather than a live performance. What principle of the speed of sound best explains their observations?

a)

The speed of a sound wave varies with its wavelength and frequency.

b)

The speed of a sound wave depends upon the temperature of its medium.

c)

The speed of a sound wave is affected by the stat of matter of the medium.

d)

The speed of a sound wave changes depending on the density of the particles in the medium.

2.

What role does the inner ear play in hearing?

a)

Captures sound waves

b)

transmits sound waves from air to fluids

c)

converts sound waves into electrical signals

d)

removes high and low sound waves that are harmful

3.

The vibrating string shown produces a sound. If the same string produced a louder sound, how would the string's appearance change?

a)

The string would vibrate to a lower height.

b)

The string would vibrate to a higher height.

c)

The string would vibrate over a longer distance.

d)

The string would vibrate over a shorter distance.

4.

Two police cars are driving down the highway at 80km/h in pursuit of a car thief. The first car turns on its siren, which has a frequency of 650 Hz. What frequency will the police officer in the second car hear?

a)

650 Hz

b)

less than 650 Hz

c)

greater than 650 Hz

d)

There is not enough information to answer this question.

5.

A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1,500m/s. Which of the following most likely describes the speed of that sound wave through air?

a)

1,500m/s

b)

less than 1,500m/s

c)

greater than 1,500m/s

d)

There isn't enough information to answer this question

6.

If the sound had a low pitch, how would the particles move?

a)

The particles would vibrate back and forth farther from the speaker.

b)

The particles would vibrate back and forth closer to the speaker.

c)

The particles would vibrate back and forth slower.

d)

The particles would vibrate back and forth faster.

7.

These waves have the same amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What kind of sound would be heard with this type of wave?

a)

Quiet, low pitch

b)

Loud, low pitch

c)

Quiet, high pitch

d)

Loud, high pitch

9.

What kind of sound would be heard with this type of wave?

a)

Quiet, low pitch

b)

Loud, low pitch

c)

Quiet, high pitch

d)

Loud, high pitch

10.

What is being labeled in this picture?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Peak

11.

What part of the wave is labeled here?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Peak

d)

Wavelength

12.

Which wave would be the result of higher energy transfer?

a)

left

b)

right

13.

If you blow into these two whistles, the shorter one will produce a sound that is

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

softer

d)

louder

14.

When a tuning fork is struck against a table, it will begin vibrating. We can tell it is vibrating because it

a)

makes a sound

b)

gets warmer

c)

increases in size

d)

changes color

15.

When a stretched rubber band is plucked it makes a sound. Stretching the rubber band more makes it vibrate faster. What is the result of vibrating faster?

a)

The rubber band no longer makes the sound.

b)

The rubber band makes a louder sound.

c)

The rubber band makes a sound that lasts longer.

d)

The rubber band makes a higher pitched sound.

16.

Which scenario below would produce a high pitched sound?

a)

A guitar with thin and tightly strung strings.

b)

A guitar with thick and loose strings.

c)

A person blowing across the opening of an empty water bottle.

d)

A tuba in a marching band.

17.

The speed of sound depends on these two things:

a)

The type of medium and the temperature of the medium

b)

Speed of the medium and temperature of the medium

c)

Temperature of the medium and sound of the medium

d)

None of the above

18.
In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
19.
Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?
a)
Choice A
b)
Choice B
c)
Choice C
d)
Choice D
20.

If lightning strikes you see it before you hear the thunder because...

a)

Sound travels faster than light

b)

Light travels faster than sound

21.

This wave requires a medium.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

22.

The sound source from the truck speakers vibrates the particles/molecules in the air causing the window to shake.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

In an experiment, a tuning fork is struck and placed near a ping pong ball suspended by a thread. What will happen to the ping pong ball?

a)

It will move away from the tuning fork due to sound waves

b)

It will remain stationary

c)

It will move towards the tuning fork

d)

It will start spinning

24.

Vanessa plays drums in the school band. Sometimes she hits her drum gently, and it makes a soft sound. But, sometimes she hits the drum hard and it makes a loud sound.

What is the difference between the two kinds of sounds she makes?

a)

the direction

b)

the volume

c)

the pitch

d)

the thickness

25.

What is the loudness of softness of a sound?

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

vibrations

d)

energy

26.

Sound does not travel through ___________ because there is no matter for it to travel through.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

space

d)

wood

27.
What pitch does a violin make? 
a)
high
b)
low
28.
As you shorten the string, the sound you make when you pluck it..
a)
gets lower in pitch
b)
gets louder
c)
gets higher in pitch
d)
gets quieter
29.

What happens to the amplitude of a sound wave as the volume decreases?

a)

The amplitude increases

b)

The amplitude decreases

c)

The amplitude does not change

30.

What happens to the frequency of a sound wave as the pitch increases?

a)

The frequency increases

b)

The frequency decreases

c)

The frequency does not change