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Sound Waves Quiz (+Basics)
Prispevano od: De Koe
(Avtor originala: Conway)
  • 1. A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) thermal energy
B) mechanical Wave
C) impulse
D) reaction force
  • 2. Which of the following produce(s) the most EM waves on Earth?
A) the high energy of the Sun
B) a vacuum
C) artificial lights
D) the energy of distant stars
  • 3. The smallest part of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of this type of wave.
A) microwaves
B) ultraviolet light
C) radio waves
D) visible light
  • 4. A higher amplitude means the wave has more energy. True or False?
A) False
B) True
  • 5. A wave that causes a medium to vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
A) thermal wave
B) longitidunal wave
C) transverse Wave
D) vibrational wave
  • 6. A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) transverse wave
B) longitudinal wave
C) node
D) interference wave
  • 7. Which of the following waves are NOT mechanical waves?
A) light waves
B) water waves
C) sound waves
D) seismic waves
  • 8. Which is an example of longitudinal waves?
A) sound waves
B) water waves
  • 9. Which colour has the longest wavelength?
A) violet
B) yellow
C) blue
D) red
E) green
  • 10. Which colour has the highest frequency?
A) red
B) violet
C) blue
D) green
E) yellow
  • 11. This type of electromagnetic wave is frequently associated with heat.
A) gamma rays
B) radio waves
C) infrared light
D) ultraviolet light
  • 12. These electromagnetic waves have the highest energy.
A) ultraviolet light
B) x-rays
C) gamma rays
D) radio waves
  • 13. A wave that can travel in both a vacuum and a medium is
A) electromagnetic waves
B) mechanical waves
C) when the queen greets her subjects while cleaning
  • 14. What do all of the colours in visible light make when all together?
A) black light
B) a gross brown colour
C) white light
D) a path to lucky charms
  • 15. Electromagnetic waves from this part of the spectrum are used in radar and cell phones
A) gamma rays
B) ultraviolet light
C) x-rays
D) radio waves
  • 16. Sound is or are...
A) Vibrations
B) Captured in our Ears
C) All of these are correct
D) Energy
E) Waves
  • 17. The Doppler effect occurs when
A) The waves are really distorted in the front where the sound is and not in the back after the object moves away
B) The waves are moving like the ripples in a pond from a rock
C) A moving object is emitting sound continuously.
D) There is a rainbow present in the sky.
  • 18. Sound vibrations travel the fastest in
A) Gases
B) Space
C) Solids
D) Liquids
  • 19. An echo is...
A) Sound that DOES NOT bounce back to you
B) A figment of your imagination
C) Sound that bounces in all directions
D) Sound bouncing back to you off a solid object
  • 20. The greatest distance the particles in a wave rise and fall from their rest position
A) Hertz
B) Intensity
C) Frequency
D) Amplitude
E) Velocity
  • 21. A Decibel is
A) The unit of measure that is used to measure wavelength
B) The unit of measure used to measure the loudness
C) The unit of measure to measure tone quality
D) The unit of measure used to measure frequency
  • 22. Pitch is directly related to what?
A) Decibels
B) Speed
C) Amplitude
D) Frequency
E) It does not have a relation
  • 23. Prolonged exposure to sounds louder than ________ can cause long term hearing damage.
A) 200 dB
B) 100 dB
C) 70 dB
D) 20 dB
E) 50 dB
  • 24. You can hear in space if you scream
A) True
B) The only place in space that you can hear is the moon
C) Neither
D) False
E) You can always hear no matter where you are
  • 25. An individual with normal hearing can hear sounds in the range of
A) 20-20,000Hz
B) 0-100Hz
C) 100-100,000Hz
D) 50-50,000Hz
E) A mouse squeak to a lion's roar
  • 26. A sound wave with less frequency will result in...
A) a softer sound
B) a higher pitch
C) a lower pitch
D) a louder sound
  • 27. Sound waves travel in...
A) at right angles with the source
B) parallel to the source
C) in a straight line
D) all directions
  • 28. For a sound wave, wavelength is...
A) determined between two consecutive compressions or rarefractions
B) determined between two consecutive crests or troughs
C) determined by how many particles move side to side
D) determined by how loud it is
  • 29. Sounds that are too high-pitched for humans to hear are called
A) infrasonic
B) sonic the hedgehog
C) hydrasonic
D) ultrasonic
  • 30. Sounds that are too low-pitched for humans to hear are called
A) ultrasonic
B) infrasonic
C) hydrasonic
D) sonic the hedgehog
  • 31. Which of the following uses infrasonic waves?
A) bats
B) all of the above
C) ultrasound machine
D) elephants
  • 32. Which of the following uses ultrasonic waves?
A) all of these
B) bats
C) whales
D) ultrasound machine
  • 33. Doppler Effect: As a source of sound moves towards you, the pitch of the sound you hear ___________. As the source moves away, the pitch __________.
A) starts, stops
B) stops, restarts
C) increases, decreases
D) decreases, increases
  • 34. Dolphins and Bats use what?
A) Echo Detection
B) Echo Reverberation
C) No echos at all
D) Echo Location
  • 35. The intensity of a sound depends on...
A) amplitude
B) frequency
C) hearing sensitivity
D) wavelength
  • 36. In the air, the speed of sound is...
A) 340 m/s
B) 10 km/h
C) 3 m/s
D) 40 km/h
  • 37. A sound at 40dB could be associated with a...
A) rock music concert
B) jet motor
C) intense road traffic
D) calm classroom
  • 38. Compared to 10 decibels, 20 decibels is how many times louder? (write the number, not in words, no commas or spaces)
  • 39. Compared to 0 decibels, 30 decibels is how many times louder? (write the number, not in words, no commas or spaces)
  • 40. Compared to 100 decibels, 20 decibels is how many times softer?
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