Sound Waves - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

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

3 mins

1 pt

travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together

speed of sound

wavelength

frequency

amplitude

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

frequency

wavelength

pitch

amplitude

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

medium

Doppler Effect

sound

pitch

6.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

pitch

frequency

sound

medium

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

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

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

12 pts

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

rarefaction

compression

crest

trough

9.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

12 pts

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

compression

rarefaction

crest

trough

10.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

wave

trough

pitch

sound

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

12 pts

A reflected sound wave

frequency

pitch

echo

rarefaction

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Sound Waves Move faster in what temperature

Heat

Cold

Doesn't Matter

Both

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Doesn't Matter

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a natural Vaccume that Sound cannot travel through?

Water

Air

Liquids

outer Space

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

Frequency

Amplitude

Wavelength

Crest

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What two things affect the speed of sound?

Density and Temperature

Wavelength

Type of sound wave

None of the Above

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?

Transverse

Longitudinal

Depends

always different

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