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