1) The distance from the middle to the top of a wave a) Wave b) Frequency c) Amplitude d) Crest e) Trough 2) The number of waves that go past a particular point per second a) Waves b) Frequency c) Amplitude d) Ultrasound e) Loudness f) Pitch 3) The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave. a) Frequency b) 300,000,000m/s c) Wavelength d) Infrasound e) Hertz f) Decibels 4) A back and forth movement - vibration a) Oscillation b) Decibels c) Ultrasound d) Amplitude e) Infrasound f) Frequency 5) Oscillations go back and forth, in the same direction that the energy is moving. a) Tranverse b) Longitudinal 6) How energy is transferred from one place to another.  a) Hertz [Hz] b) Longitudinal c) Waves d) Decibels [dB] e) Tranverse f) Frequency 7) A reflection of a sound wave.  a) Amplitude b) Hertz [Hz] c) Echo d) Ultrasound e) Decibels f) Infrasound 8) A substance through which a wave can travel.  a) Medium b) Echo c) Frequency d) Amplitude e) Vacuum f) Deep space 9) The speed of sound (in air) a) 330m/s b) 1500m/s c) 5000m/s d) 10,000m/s 10) The speed of light (in a vacuum) a) 0m/s b) 220 m/s c) 340 m/s d) 300,000,000m/s e) 300,000m/s f) 100,000m/s 11) The unit of measurement of frequency. a) Centimeters [cm] b) Hertz [Hz] c) Metres [m] d) Decibels [dB] 12) How high or low a sound is - depends on its frequency.  a) Oscillation b) Amplitude c) Pitch d) Longitudinal e) Transverse f) Volume 13) A very high frequency sound >20,000Hz a) Frequency b) Decibels [dB] c) 300,000,000m/s d) Ultrasound 14) Detects sound waves a) Eyes b) Ear c) Tongue d) Skin e) Nose 15) Directs sound wave inside the ear a) Pinna b) Ear c) Ear drum d) Longitudinal 16) A thin membrane which vibrates when a sound wave is present a) Ear drum b) Pinna c) Ossicles d) Cochlea e) Auditory nerve 17) A very low frequency <20Hz a) Echo b) Medium c) Infrasound d) Loud sound e) Ultrasound 18) Unit for VOLUME - loudness a) Centimetres [cm] b) Decibels [dB] c) Hertz [Hz] 19) Which one has a LOWER PITCH? a) violin b) viola c) cello d) double bass 20) Which one has a HIGHER PITCH? a) violin b) viola c) cello d) double bass 21) What happens to the pitch is a guitar string is tightened?  a) it gets higher b) it gets lower c) it stays the same 22) What happens to the FREQUENCY as the strings are tighten on an instrument?  a) It decreases and vibrate slower b) It increases and vibrates faster c) It stays the same - no change in vibration 23) P is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 24) Q is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 25) R is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 26) S is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 27) Do you hear the thunder or see lighting first? a) Thunder first b) Lightning first 28) Big amplitude = ? a) quiet sound b) loud sound c) high pitch d) low pitch 29) Small amplitude = ? a) quiet sound b) loud sound c) high pitch d) low pitch 30) High frequency = ? a) Low pitched b) High pitched c) Loud d) Quiet 31) Can light travel through a VACUUM? a) YES b) NO 32) Can sound travel through a VACUUM? a) YES b) NO 33) What does AMPLIFY mean? a) To get quieter b) To get louder c) To get higher pitched d) To get lower pitched 34) What is the top of a sound wave known as? a) peak b) trough 35) What is the bottom of a sound wave known as? a) peak b) trough 36) How many wavelengths are here? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 f) 6 37) What does an object need to do to make a SOUND? a) move back and forth - vibrate b) stay still 38) What is a HUMANS audible range? a) 10-10,000Hz b) 20-20,000Hz c) 30-30,000Hz d) 40-40,000Hz 39) Which device can be used to view patterns of sound waves? a) Periscope b) Microscope c) Binoculars d) Oscilloscope 40) In which does a SOUND WAVE travel fastest? a) SOLIDS b) LIQUIDS c) GASES d) VACUUM

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