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SC08-PHY12: Sound Assessment (2nd attempt)

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Sound Assessment (2nd Attempt)

Learning Intentions
WALT assess our knowledge of Sound.

Success Criteria
I can:
  • Describe how sounds are produce
  • Recognize the properties of waves.
  • Interpret waveforms on an oscilloscope.
  • Describe the link between loudness & amplitude and frequency & pitch.
Propagating Sound
1

Sound is a type of...

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Sound is cause by the ______________________ of particles

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A region of spread out particles is called a _______________

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When particles are squashed together it is called a __________________

2

Look at the picture of a sound wave below. Label the following
  • an area that show's a compression
  • an area that shows a rarefaction

1

(tick all that are correct)
Sound cannot travel through...

Looking at Sound Waves
1

The AMPLITUDE determines the _____________________ of a sound.

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The FREQUENCY determines the _____________________ of a sound.

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Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
The larger the amplitude...

1

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
The higher the frequency...

1

Look at the four diagrams below:


Describe wave A in comparison to the others by selecting the two boxes that are true.

1

Look at the four diagrams below:


Describe wave B in comparison to the others by selecting the two boxes that are true.

1

Look at the four diagrams below:


Describe wave C in comparison to the others by selecting the two boxes that are true.

1

Look at the four diagrams below:


Describe wave D in comparison to the others by selecting the two boxes that are true.

1

Look at the four diagrams below:


Which two waves have the same frequency?

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Look at the four diagrams below:


Which two waves have the same pitch?