Sound, Energy, Waves
  • 1. Sound is or are
A) Energy
B) Waves
C) All of these are correct
D) Vibrations
E) Captured in our Ears
  • 2. Sound travels through _______________ which the vibration compresses
A) None of these
B) Substances
C) Matter
D) Atoms
E) Anti-Matter
  • 3. Sound travels through waves called
A) Sea Waves
B) Transverse Waves
C) Doppler Waves
D) Longitudinal
E) Up and Down Waves
  • 4. Compressional waves travel in
A) In many different directions at the same time
B) The opposite direction as the sound vibrations
C) The same direction as the Sound vibrations
D) No direction at all they don't move
  • 5. The Doppler effect occurs when
A) The waves are moving like the ripples in a pond from a rock
B) There is a rainbow present in the sky.
C) The waves are really distorted in the front where the sound is and not in the back after the object moves away
D) A moving object is emitting sound continuously.
  • 6. Longitudinal Waves are waves that travel
A) Only when there is very dense material around
B) Up and down like the waves of an ocean
C) Side to side in one direction
D) Side to side in two different directions at once
  • 7. Elasticity is the process that occurs
A) After the sound waves pass a point and the matter snaps back into its original position
B) Only happens when there is a high temperature
C) During the wave movement.
D) Only happens when there is a cold temperature
  • 8. Sound waves CAN move in space
A) False
B) True
C) Both true and false
D) Neither true or false
  • 9. Sound vibrations travel best in
A) Gases
B) Solids
C) Liquids
D) Space
  • 10. Sound travels through
A) Denser material
B) Matter that has no density at all
C) Density does not matter with sound
D) Less Dense material
  • 11. When sound vibrations reach the ear
A) The little hair cells don't matter
B) just need to get to the ear canal
C) They must reach the ear drum and cochlea to be heard
D) The brain does not ever come into play. It is only the ear that hears
  • 12. The greatest distance the particles in a wave rise and fall from their rest position
A) Velocity
B) Hertz
C) Frequency
D) Amplitude
E) Intensity
  • 13. Means the same as one cycle of a wave
A) Amplitude
B) Intensity
C) Frequency
D) Velocity
E) Hertz
  • 14. Decibel is
A) The unit of measure used to gauge the loudness
B) The unit of measure used to gauge frequency
C) The unit of measure that is used to check wave length
D) The unit of measure to check tone quality
  • 15. Pitch is directly related to what?
A) Frequency
B) Decibels
C) It does not have a relation
D) Amplitude
E) Velocity
  • 16. Tone quality is the difference between the sounds of the SAME
A) Velocity and Loudness
B) Pitch and Loudness
C) Pitch and Velocity
D) Amplitude and Intensity
  • 17. At what decibel level for a continuous period does hearing loss occur?
A) 55 + dB
B) 60 + dB
C) 90 + dB
D) 85 + dB
E) 100 + dB
  • 18. You can still hear in space even if you scream
A) True
B) You can always hear no matter where you are
C) Neither
D) False
E) The only place in space that you can hear is the moon
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