Sound Waves

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This quiz tests your knowledge of sound waves
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Question 1

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What is sound frequency measured in?
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  • Meters (m)
  • Hertz (Hz)
  • Seconds (s)

Question 2

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What kind of wave is sound?
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  • A mechanical wave
  • An electromagnetic wave
  • Neither of the other two

Question 3

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The wavelength is given the symbol:
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  • λ
  • ω
  • ρ

Question 4

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What is the speed of sound in air?
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  • 340 m/s
  • 1500 m/s
  • 20m/s

Question 5

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If a sound wave travels at a certain speed through air, through a denser medium it travels:
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  • At the same speed
  • Faster
  • Slower

Question 6

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How do sound waves travel?
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  • As transverse waves
  • As neither of the other two
  • As a longitudinal wave

Question 7

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What units are sound pressure measured in?
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  • Weight (N)
  • Mass (kg)
  • Pascal (Pa)

Question 8

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How are the period and the frequency of sound waves related?
Answer
  • They are inversely proportional to each other
  • They are proportional to each other
  • They are not related

Question 9

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If a frequency very close to the natural frequency of an object is played next to an object, the object:
Answer
  • Vibrates with a very high amplitude
  • Does nothing
  • Adjusts its natural frequency to be different to that of the sound source

Question 10

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When sound waves travel, as well as sound, they also carry
Answer
  • They carry nothing else
  • Energy
  • Light
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