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 substance through which a wave can travel.  a) Medium b) Echo c) Frequency d) Amplitude e) Vacuum f) Deep space 8) The unit of measurement of frequency. a) Centimeters [cm] b) Hertz [Hz] c) Metres [m] d) Decibels [dB] 9) How high or low a sound is - depends on its frequency.  a) Oscillation b) Amplitude c) Pitch d) Longitudinal e) Transverse f) Volume 10) Detects sound waves a) Eyes b) Ear c) Tongue d) Skin e) Nose 11) A thin membrane which vibrates when a sound wave is present a) Ear drum b) Pinna c) Ossicles d) Cochlea e) Auditory nerve 12) Unit for VOLUME - loudness a) Centimetres [cm] b) Decibels [dB] c) Hertz [Hz] 13) Which one has a LOWER PITCH? a) violin b) viola c) cello d) double bass 14) Which one has a HIGHER PITCH? a) violin b) viola c) cello d) double bass 15) P is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 16) Q is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 17) R is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 18) S is...... a) loud and high pitched b) quiet and high pitched c) loud and low pitched d) quiet and low pitched 19) Do you hear the thunder or see lighting first? a) Thunder first b) Lightning first 20) Big amplitude = ? a) quiet sound b) loud sound c) high pitch d) low pitch 21) Small amplitude = ? a) quiet sound b) loud sound c) high pitch d) low pitch 22) High frequency = ? a) Low pitched b) High pitched c) Loud d) Quiet 23) Can sound travel through a VACUUM? a) YES b) NO 24) What does AMPLIFY mean? a) To get quieter b) To get louder c) To get higher pitched d) To get lower pitched 25) What is the top of a sound wave known as? a) crest b) trough 26) What is the bottom of a sound wave known as? a) crest b) trough 27) How many wavelengths are here? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 f) 6 28) What does an object need to do to make a SOUND? a) move back and forth - vibrate b) stay still 29) What is a HUMANS audible range? a) 10-10,000Hz b) 20-20,000Hz c) 30-30,000Hz d) 40-40,000Hz 30) In which does a SOUND WAVE travel fastest? a) SOLIDS b) LIQUIDS c) GASES d) VACUUM

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