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