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- 1. Multiple Choice
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
frequency
amplitude
speed
volume
- 2. Multiple Choice
The speed of a sound wave depends on
the frequency
the medium
the sound source
the amplitude
- 3. Multiple Choice
The pitch of a sound is most closely related to the
medium through which the sound travels
distance from the sound source
intensity of the sound
frequency of the sound waves
- 4. Multiple Choice
How loud or soft the volume is, of a sound, is related to the _____________ of the wave.
amplitude
wave length
frequency
rest position
- 5. Multiple Choice
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
frequency
pitch
wave length
amplitude
- 6. Multiple Choice
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
compression
crest
rarefaction
trough
- 7. Multiple Choice
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
medium
sound
mechanical wave
longitudinal wave
- 8. Multiple Choice
If distance C on the diagram increased, what would happen to the pitch?
The volume would be louder.
The pitch would be lower.
The volume would be softer.
The pitch would be higher.
- 9. Multiple Choice
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
the sound would be a higher pitch
the sound would be louder in volume
the sound would be softer in volume
the sound would be a lower pitch
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can sound travel through?
all of the above
gas
solid
liquid
- 11. Multiple Choice
All sounds have something in common: They are all created by
gravity
vibrations
air particles
mediums
- 12. Multiple Choice
The eardrum acts much like a drum in the fact that it ____.
vibrates sound waves
requires a drum stick
interprets sound information
contains strings with different chords
- 13. Multiple Choice
If a sound can travel through a door, it is an example of?
absorption
reflection
transmission
sound can't go through a door
- 14. Multiple Choice
A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a ________.
something, but I don't know
solution to a problem
mess
vibration
- 15. Multiple Choice
A drum hit with great force has greater amplitude, and greater amplitude makes the sound louder when it reaches your ear. Amplitude is connected to?
frequency
volume
wave length
pitch
- 16. Multiple Choice
How does the speed of SOUND in air compare to its speed in water?
slower; the molecules in water are closer to each other
faster; the molecules in water are are further apart from each other
slower; the molecules in air are further apart
faster; the molecules in air are are closer to each other
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does A, B, and C represent?
A= compression, B= rarefaction, C= wave length
A= wave length, B= compression, C= rarefaction
A= rarefaction, B= compression, C= wave length
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the smallest bone in the body?
hammer
anvil
ear canal
stirrup
- 19. Multiple Choice
The loudness or intensity of a sound wave is measured in what unit?
decibel (dB)
amperes (amps)
meters per second (m/s)
Herz (Hz)
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which BEST describes this sound?
Starts low pitch and quiet and gets higher pitch and louder
Starts low pitch and loud and gets higher pitch and quieter
Starts high pitch and quiet and gets lower pitch and louder
Starts high pitch and loud and gets lower pitch and quieter
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