Characteristics of Sound

Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound

Characteristics of Sound starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Characteristics of Sound. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe what happens to the loudness of a sound as you move farther away from the source.

Describe what is meant by the term 'echo'.

Explain why sound travels faster in solids than in gases.

If a sound wave has a frequency of 500 Hz, how many vibrations does it make in one second?

If a sound wave has a high frequency, what can you say about its pitch?

If the amplitude of a sound wave increases, what happens to its loudness?

If the frequency of a sound wave is doubled, what happens to its pitch?

Name the three main characteristics of sound.

Sound travels fastest in which of the following? (1) Air (2) Water (3) Steel (4) Vacuum

Which of the following best describes the amplitude of a sound wave? (1) The number of waves per second (2) The height of the wave (3) The speed of the wave (4) The length of the wave

Which of the following best describes 'timbre'? (1) The speed of sound (2) The quality of sound (3) The loudness of sound (4) The pitch of sound

Which of the following is a longitudinal wave? (1) Light (2) Sound (3) Water (4) X-rays

Fill in the blank: The _______ of a sound wave is measured in hertz (Hz).

Fill in the blank: The _______ of a sound wave is related to its amplitude.

Fill in the blank: The _______ of a sound wave is the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions.

Fill in the blank: The _______ of a sound wave is the maximum displacement from its rest position.

Is the following statement true or false? The quality or timbre of a sound allows us to distinguish between different musical instruments playing the same note.

True or False: All sounds travel at the same speed in a given medium.

True or False: Sound can travel through a vacuum.

True or False: The human ear can hear all frequencies of sound.