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Science Quiz on Sound Vibrations and waves, created by Thomas Shurmer on 07/06/2013.

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Sound Vibrations and waves

Question 1 of 29

1

Sound is a form of what

Select one of the following:

  • Energy

  • noise

Explanation

Question 2 of 29

1

Sounds are made when things do what

Select one of the following:

  • band together

  • vibrate

Explanation

Question 3 of 29

1

Which of the following can sound pass through

Select one or more of the following:

  • solids

  • liquids

  • vacuum

  • gases

Explanation

Question 4 of 29

1

The speed of sound is faster through materials that have particles that are closer together - true or false

Select one of the following:

  • true

  • false

Explanation

Question 5 of 29

1

sound energy moves in all directions because the particles move in all directions unless something stops them - true or false

Select one of the following:

  • true

  • false

Explanation

Question 6 of 29

1

the unit of frequency is called what

Select one of the following:

  • decibels

  • Hertz

Explanation

Question 7 of 29

1

Sound waves with a high frequency produce sounds with a

Select one of the following:

  • High pitch

  • Low pitch

Explanation

Question 8 of 29

1

The amplitude refers to what about a sound wave

Select one of the following:

  • the height of the sound wave

  • the distance between each wave

Explanation

Question 9 of 29

1

the loudness of a sound depends on what

Select one of the following:

  • the frequency of the sound wave

  • the amplitude of the sound wave

Explanation

Question 10 of 29

1

louder sounds have more or less energy

Select one of the following:

  • less

  • more

Explanation

Question 11 of 29

1

louder sounds have bigger or smaller amplitudes

Select one of the following:

  • bigger

  • smaller

Explanation

Question 12 of 29

1

sound waves travel through what before entering the ear

Select one of the following:

  • the air

  • a vacuum

Explanation

Question 13 of 29

1

sound waves cause the ear drum to do what

Select one of the following:

  • vibrate

  • buzz

Explanation

Question 14 of 29

1

the vibrations are passed onto the what

Select one of the following:

  • the cochlea

  • the brain

Explanation

Question 15 of 29

1

sounds cause what to vibrate

Select one of the following:

  • the ear drum

  • the ear lobe

  • the ear canal

Explanation

Question 16 of 29

1

people who are exposed to loud noises for long periods of time are at risk of what

Select one of the following:

  • going blind

  • damaging their hearing and going deaf

  • getting a head ache

Explanation

Question 17 of 29

1

to avoid loud noise damage people often wear what

Select one of the following:

  • hats

  • ear protection

  • glasses

  • a tie

Explanation

Question 18 of 29

1

unpleasant sound is often called what

Select one of the following:

  • noise

  • music

  • talking

Explanation

Question 19 of 29

1

your hearing can get bad due to which of the following

Select one or more of the following:

  • getting old

  • listening to loud music

  • illness

  • mums nagging

Explanation

Question 20 of 29

1

he loudness of a sound is measured in

Select one of the following:

  • decibels (dB)

  • volts (V)

  • amps (A)

  • watts (w)

Explanation

Question 21 of 29

1

The threshold of hearing is what

Select one of the following:

  • the loudest sound we can hear

  • the quietest sound we can hear

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 22 of 29

1

soft materials do what

Select one of the following:

  • reflect sound

  • absorb sound

Explanation

Question 23 of 29

1

what materials are used for sound proofing

Select one of the following:

  • hard materials

  • soft materials

Explanation

Question 24 of 29

1

light energy can travel through space (a vacuum) but sound energy cannot - true or false

Select one of the following:

  • false

  • true

Explanation

Question 25 of 29

1

which travels faster light or sound

Select one of the following:

  • light

  • sound

Explanation

Question 26 of 29

1

light travels at what speed

Select one of the following:

  • 300 meters per second

  • 300 million meters per second

  • 3000 meters per second

Explanation

Question 27 of 29

1

sound travels at what speed

Select one of the following:

  • about 330 meters per second

  • about 3000 meters per second

  • about 3 meters per second

Explanation

Question 28 of 29

1

both light waves and sound waves can be reflected - true or false

Select one of the following:

  • true

  • false

Explanation

Question 29 of 29

1

when sound waves are reflected we call it what

Select one of the following:

  • a wave

  • an echo

  • a noise

Explanation

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