Sound Waves - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

sound

wavelength

pitch

frequency

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)

sound

diffract

pitch

volume

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together

speed of sound

wavelength

frequency

amplitude

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

frequency

wavelength

pitch

amplitude

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

medium

Doppler Effect

sound

pitch

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)

pitch

frequency

sound

medium

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

pitch

frequency

Doppler Effect

medium

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves

longitudinal wave

ocean wave

transverse wave

mechanical wave

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

rarefaction

compression

crest

trough

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart

compression

rarefaction

crest

trough

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

crest

amplitude

frequency

pitch

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring energy

wave

trough

pitch

sound

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

A reflected sound wave

frequency

pitch

echo

rarefaction

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

mechanical wave

chemical wave

electromagnetic wave

pitch

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

12 pts

Highest point of a wave

crest

trough

wavelength

frequency

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