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8.2 Ranked Vocab

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 3605secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a rapid back-and-forth motion that can occur in solids, liquids or gasses?

a)

vibration

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

rarefaction

2.

A wave with a greater intensity will produce:

a)

a louder sound

b)

a softer sound

c)

a lower pitch sound

d)

a higher pitch sound

3.

The pitch of a sound depends on its:

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

intensity

d)

loudness

4.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
5.
A wave transfers:
a)
a. Energy
b)
b. Matter
c)
c. Time
d)
d. Both a and b
6.

What is this?

a)

peak

b)

wavelength

c)

valley

d)

equilibrium

7.

What is this?

a)

peak

b)

valley

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

8.

What is this?

a)

amplitude

b)

equilibrium

c)

wavelength

d)

peak

9.

What is this?

a)

amplitude

b)

peak

c)

valley

d)

starting position

10.

Sound waves can travel through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

all of these

11.

Sound waves cannot travel through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

empty space

12.

A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a ______________.

a)

rarefaction

b)

surface

c)

transverse

d)

compression

13.

Which statement is true of amplitude?

a)

the lower the amplitude the louder the sound

b)

the lower the amplitude the quieter the sound

c)

the lower the amplitude the lower pitch the sound

d)

the lower the amplitude the higher pitch the sound

14.

What does the area pointed by the arrow in the diagram represent?

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

equilibrium

15.

The distance from the beginning of one compression to the beginning of the next compression is called a -----

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Compression

16.

Hearing problems affect people of all ages.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Sounds enter to the ear as:

a)

light

b)

vibrations

c)

flavors

d)

feelings

18.

The part of the ear is a thin muscle that vibrates is called the

a)

ear drum

b)

ear canal

c)

hammer

19.

Which part of the ear is a tube that looks like a snail and it changes sound into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain?

a)

pinna

b)

anvil

c)

cochlea

20.
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.
21.
Where does HEARING (interpreting the nerve impulses) take place?
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
brain
22.

distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves

a)

wavelength

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wave speed

23.

a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion

a)

oscillation

b)

vibration

c)

rotation

d)

translation

24.

distance from the “at rest” position of a wave to the peak or valley of the wave

a)

amplitude

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

25.

the pattern of a disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium as it moves away from the source of the sound

a)

sound wave

b)

light wave

c)

water wave

d)

radio wave

26.

device or apparatus that receives electrical signals, waves, or the like, and renders them perceptible to the senses

a)

transmitter

b)

receiver

c)

amplifier

d)

converter

27.

the return of light or sound waves from a surface

a)

absorb

b)

transmit

c)

reflect

d)

refract

28.

the sensation of the frequency of a sound; how high or low the sound is

a)

pitch

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Timbre

d)

Rhythm

29.

the lowest point of a wave below the “rest” position

a)

valley (trough)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

30.

Which wave carries more energy?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

31.

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

ocean waves

d)

transverse waves

e)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

32.

This picture is an example of a

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

i do not know and do not wish to answer.

33.

This picture is an example of which type of wave?

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

ocean wave

d)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

34.

A short wavelength is equal to

a)

a low frequency

b)

slow wave speed.

c)

a high frequency

d)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

35.

#3 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

36.

#1 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

37.

#2 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

38.

#4 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

39.

The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Which wave has the greater amplitude?

a)

Wave on the Left

b)

Wave on the Right

c)

Both amplitudes are the same

40.

The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Which wave has the greater frequency?

a)

Graph on the Left

b)

Graph on the Right

c)

Both have the same frequency

41.

Which graph shows the wave with the highest amplitude, greatest frequency and shortest wavelength?

a)

Graph on the Left

b)

Graph on the Right

c)

Both waves have the same

42.

Which statement is true about the two waves?

a)

Both waves have the same amplitude, but the bottom wave has greater energy because of a greater frequency.

b)

The top waves has greater energy because it has greater amplitude.

c)

Both waves have the same frequency, but the top wave has a greater amplitude.

43.

Which graph shows shorter wavelengths?

a)

Graph on the Left

b)

Graph on the Right

c)

Both have the same wavelengths

44.

The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Which wave has the LEAST amount of energy?

a)

Wave on the Left

b)

Wave on the Right

c)

Both have the same energy level

45.

Both graphs show the number of waves that passed during a 5 second period. Which graph shows the faster waves?

a)

Graph on the Left has faster waves

b)

Graph on the right has faster waves

c)

Both graphs have waves with the same speed.

46.

The unit for measuring frequency is the ---

a)

Joule

b)

Hertz

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

47.

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is known as ----

a)

Hertz

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

48.

Spread out areas or areas of decreased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ---

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Amplitude

c)

Compression

d)

Hertz

49.

True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

a)

False

b)

True

50.

Sound waves are also known as ----- waves.

a)

Compression

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Neither

d)

Both longitudinal and compression

51.

True or False: Sound needs a medium.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Sound is produced by -----

a)

Heat energy

b)

Low temperatures

c)

Vibrations

d)

Friction

53.

What type of energy does a sound wave have?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Radiant

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

54.

Sonar and echolocation use ----- to detect objects under water.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

55.

Sound waves that are beyond the range of human ear are known as ----

a)

Infrasonic waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

56.

Sound waves travel the fastest through ---

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

57.

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

58.

The volume of the sound just got softer. What happened to the wave?

a)

increase amplitude

b)

decrease amplitude

c)

increase frequency

d)

decrease frequency

59.

A faster frequency has _________ energy.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same amount

d)

none

60.

When the frequency changes on a wave, what other property also changes?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

node

61.

This is showing which type of wave?

a)

Compression

b)

Transverse

c)

electromagnetic

d)

This is not a wave

62.

A wave has a frequency(f) of 2 waves per second and a wavelength(w) of 5 cm. What is the velocity of the wave? HINT: V = f x w

a)

10cm/s

b)

7cm/s

c)

3cm/s

d)

Not possible

63.

Waves carry matter, not energy.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

A wave is a repeating back and forth pattern of motion.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The wavelength is measured from crest to trough.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _______.

a)

Slide

b)

Vibrate

c)

Stay Still

d)

Rotate

67.

In which of these types of media will sound travel faster?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Empty Space (Vacuum)

68.

In which of these will sound travel faster?

a)

Metal

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Outer Space

69.

Which physical property of a medium is defined by how close the particles of the substance are to each other?

a)

Temperature

b)

Elasticity

c)

Density

d)

Amplitude

70.

Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

a)

Cold

b)

Hot

71.

Frequency of waves is measure in _____.

a)

Hz

b)

dB

c)

Watts

d)

m/s

72.

High frequency sounds have ______ pitch.

a)

High

b)

Low