Year 8 – Sound Energy ppt worksheet Name: _______________________

Slide 1

1. What type of energy is sound?

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Slide 2

2. What happens as a sound wave travels?

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3. What happens to the air particles when travelling with sound waves?

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Slide 3

4. What are particles called when they are bunched together? __________________________

5. What are particles called when they are spread out? ________________________________

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6. What must occur for sound to be produced?

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7. What do these vibrating objects cause?

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Slide 8

8. What happens when a sound wave hits a flat, solid surface? What is produced?

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9. What happens when a sound wave hits a soft surface?

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10. What happens when a sound wave hits a rough surface?

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11. What does sound transmission depend upon? _____________________________________

12. What is the science of sound called? _____________________________________________

Slide 10

13. Looking at the diagram where does sound travel through from fastest to slowest?

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Slide 11

14. What is pitch and what is it determined by?

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15. Describe what is a frequency of a wave? What is it measured in?

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16. What is wavelength and what is it measured in?

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17. What type of wave has compressions bunched close together in terms of frequency and
wavelength?

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18. What type of wave has compressions spread out in terms of frequency and wavelength?

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19. What type of wave produces a high pitched noise?

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20. What type of wave produces a low pitched noise?

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21. What is loudness measured in and what type of scale does it use?

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