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1. The high and low points on a transverse wave are called by which of these names? Hint
peaks and valleys
A.

amplitudes and frequencies

B.

whitecaps and eddies

C.

crests and troughs

D.

2. How is the wavelength of a transverse wave determined? Hint

by multiplying the wave's amplitude by its frequency
A.

by measuring the distance from one crest to the next or from one trough to the
next
B.

by snapping a rope up and down

C.

by having a medium move at right angles to wave travel

D.

3. Amplitude is a measure of what? Hint

the energy a wave carries
A.
 the number of wave crests that pass one place each second
B.

how fast a wave moves forward

C.

amplification
D.

4. How are a wave's frequency and its wavelength related? Hint

the greater the frequency, the greater the wavelength
A.

the greater the frequency, the smaller the wavelength

B.

wavelength is equal to frequency

C.

there is no connection between wavelength and frequency

D.

5. What causes sound? Hint

the ears and brain
A.

friction
B.

collisions between molecules in the air

C.

the vibration of objects

D.
6. Which statement describes how sound waves travel through different media? Hint
The medium has no influence on sound wave travel.
A.

Sound waves travel better through air than through anything else.
B.

Sound waves travel better through liquids and solids than through air.
C.

Sound waves cannot travel through liquids and solids.

D.

7. Why does the speed of sound depend on the temperature of the medium through which
sound waves travel? Hint
As temperature increases, molecules in the medium collide more often.
A.

The human ear collects sound more efficiently at higher temperatures.

B.

Sound waves get longer at higher temperatures.

C.

Sound waves work like springs, and springs lose flexibility when they're cold.
D.

8. What structure or structures transmit(s) vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear?
Hint
the cochlea
A.
 the ear canal
B.

the auditory nerve

C.

three bones: the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup.

D.

9. Explain how hair cells function in hearing. Hint

They stimulate hair growth in the outer ear, which helps direct sound.
A.

They vibrate and send nerve impulses to the brain through the auditory nerve.
B.

They prevent the cochlea from being damaged by loud noises.

C.

They detect ultrasonic waves.

D.

10. The Doppler effect explains which of these situations? Hint

the tsunami, a huge ocean wave produced by an earthquake
A.

the reason loud noises bother some people but not others
B.

the change in a siren's pitch as the siren moves toward you

C.

the destruction of hair cells by loud noises

D.
11. What kind of waves do doctors use to break up kidney stones and gallstones? Hint
destruction waves
A.

ultrasonic waves
B.

transverse waves
C.

stethoscopic waves
D.

12. What is it called when a sound wave makes an object vibrate at its natural frequency?
Hint
music
A.

interference
B.

pitch
C.

resonance
D.

13. What causes the process called interference? Hint

one sound wave knocks another sound wave off its course
A.

any sudden change in pitch, due to the Doppler effect

B.
 two or more sound waves combining to form a new wave
C.

any unpleasant sound

D.

14. What is the study of sound and human hearing called? Hint
linguistics
A.

acoustics
B.

musicology
C.

ultrasonic technology
D.

15. What term describes the human perception of sound intensity? Hint
pitch
A.

resonance
B.

loudness
C.

power
D.

16. All waves carry _____ forward. Hint

 matter
A.

energy
B.

matter and
energy
C.

the medium
D.

17. A wave that carries a large amount of energy will always have a _______. Hint
large amplitude
A.

small amplitude
B.

high frequency
C.

short wavelength
D.

18. A sound with a low pitch always has a low ______. Hint
amplitude
A.

frequency
B.

wavelength
C.
 wave velocity
D.

19. As _____, sound intensity decreases. Hint

wave velocity decreases
A.

wavelength decreases
B.

quality decreases
C.

amplitude decreases
D.

20. Sounds with the same pitch and loudness traveling in the same medium may differ in
______. Hint
frequency
A.

amplitude
B.

quality
C.

wavelength
D.

21. Sound cannot travel through ______. Hint

solids
A.
 liquids
B.

gases
C.

empty space
D.

22. Variations in the loudness of sound that are caused by wave interference are called
_______. Hint
beat
s
A.

standing waves
B.

pitch
C.

forced vibrations
D.

23. ______ is shown when a windowpane vibrates at the same frequency as a

thunderclap. Hint
The Doppler effect
A.

Resonance
B.

Reverberation
C.
 Destructive interference
D.

24. Wave frequency is measured in _______. Hint

hertz
A.

decibels
B.

meters
C.

meters/second
D.

25. When a sound source moves away from you, the sound's _______. Hint
velocity decreases
A.

loudness increases
B.

pitch decreases
C.

frequency increases
D.

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