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- 1. Multiple Choice
The amplitude of a sound's waves determine the sound's
pitch.
loudness.
resonance.
sound quality.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The motion of either the listener or the source of a sound causes
resonance.
shock waves.
the Doppler effect.
echolocation.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The frequency of sound waves determines
the pitch of the sound.
the loudness of the sound.
the quality of the sound.
the type of interference.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement about sound is NOT true?
Air particles travel with sound waves.
Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
Sound waves exist even if no one hears them.
Air particles vibrate along the path of a sound wave.
- 5. Multiple Choice
An echo is most likely to result when sound hits a surface that is
bumpy and soft.
smooth and soft.
smooth and hard.
bumpy and hard.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The medium through which sound waves travel affects the
speed of the sound.
the amplitude of the waves.
the number of waves per second.
the sound quality.
- 7. Multiple Choice
A person experiences a sonic boom when
a shock wave reaches the ears.
an airplane breaks the sound barrier.
overtones are created.
sound waves overlap by constructive interference.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: vibrates when struck
Sound Wave
Interference
Percussion Instrument
Decibel
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: vibration that causes standing waves inside its air column
Woodwind Instrument
Standing Wave
Resonance
Echolocation
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: the use of reflected sound waves to find food or other objects
Interference
Echolocation
Resonance
Woodwind Instrument
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: occurs when two instruments play the same note
Percussion Instrument
Standing Wave
Interference
Decibel
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: when the sound produced by one object causes another object to vibrate
Sound Wave
Woodwind Instrument
Echolocation
Resonance
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: longitudinal wave caused by vibrations and carried through a medium
Sound Wave
Standing Wave
Interference
Decibel
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: a pattern of vibration that looks like a wave is at rest
Echolocation
Percussion Instrument
Woodwind Instrument
Standing Wave
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which term is this a definition for: unit for measuring loudness
Resonance
Echolocation
Decibel
standing wave
- 16. Multiple Choice
The blending of pitches through interference produces an instrument's
sound quality.
amplitude.
echoes.
resonance.
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