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Sound Waves
Test Description: Students will describe sound waves, and identify its properties.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The distance from any point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave.
A
Amplitude
B
Frequency
C
Wave Height
D
Wavelength
2) The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
A
Wave Height
B
Wavelength
C
Amplitude
D
Frequency
3) The number of cycles in a given amount of time. (How often it occurs.)
A
Amplitude
B
Frequency
C
Decibals
D
Doppler Effect
4) Energy reflected in all directions by an uneven surface.
A
Scattering
B
Reflection
C
Absorption
5) A longitudinal wave caused by vibrations transferring energy through a medium.
A
Chemical Wave
B
Sound Wave
C
Transvers Wave
D
E.M. Wave
6) The transfer of energy into an object
A
Scattering
B
Absorption
C
Reflection
7) A change in the observed frequency of a wave when the sound source, the observer, or both are moving
A
Sonic Sounds
B
Echolocation
C
Amplitude
D
Doppler Effect
8) The bouncing of energy off a surface.
A
Reflection
B
Scattering
C
Absorption
9) The speed at which a wave travels.
A
Doppler Effect
B
Wavelength
C
Wave Speed
D
Wave Height
10) What type of wave is a sound wave?
A
Longitudinal Wave
B
Chemical Wave
C
Transverse Wave
D
Electromagnetic Wave
11) A sound wave traveling through the air is composed of compressions and rarefactions. Which statement is correcect about compressions and rarefactions
A
A compression is the part of a wave where the particles come together and rarefaction they spread apart.
B
A compression is the part of a wave where the particles spread apart and rarefaction the particles come together.
12) If the wave had a high frequency, what would the pitch and wavelength be?
A
High Frequency = High Pitch, Long Wavelengths
B
High Frequency = Low Pitch, Short Wavelengths
C
High Frequency = High Pitch, Short Wavelengths
D
High Frequency = Low Pitch, Long Wavelengths
13) A sound wave bouncing back off a hard, flat surface is known as
A
Doppler Effect
B
Sonic Sounds
C
Echo
D
Absorption
14) What kind of medium do sound waves travel fastest through?
A
Solids
B
Plasma
C
Liquids
D
Gases
15) An ambulance has its siren on. What direction is the ambulance moving relative to you if the siren is decreasing in pitch?
A
Towards You
B
Away From You
C
Maintaining the same position
D
Behind You
16) If a meteorite crashed on the moon would we be able to hear it on Earth?
A
Yes
B
No
17) A student makes four observations in a science classroom. Which observation is QUANTITATIVE?
A
There are ten tables
B
The room is warm
C
The room is dark
D
The Chairs are blue
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