Question 1

The approximate range of human hearing is

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A)  10 hertz to 10,000 hertz.
B)  20 hertz to 20,000 hertz.
C)  40 hertz to 40,000 hertz.
D)  Actually all of these - depends on the hearing ability of the person.

Question 2

The phenomenon of beats results from sound

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A)  refraction.
B)  reflection.
C)  interference.
D)  all of these
E)  none of these

Question 3

A sound source of high frequency emits a high

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A)  speed.
B)  amplitude.
C)  pitch.
D)  all of these
E)  none of these

Question 4

The energy of sound in air eventually becomes

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A)  increased internal energy of the air.
B)  weaker and weaker until it disappears.
C)  cancelled by destructive interference.
D)  cancelled by both destructive and constructive interference.

Question 5

Inhaling helium increases the pitch of your voice.One reason for this is that sound travels

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A)  slower in helium than in air.
B)  faster in helium than in air.
C)  the same speed in helium,but the wavelength is greater.

Question 6

Which doesn't belong to the same family?

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A)  infrasonic waves
B)  ultrasonic waves
C)  radio waves
D)  shock waves
E)  longitudinal waves

Question 7

In perceiving its environment,a dolphin makes use of

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A)  echoes.
B)  the Doppler effect.
C)  ultrasound.
D)  All of the above choices are correct.
E)  None of the above choices are correct.

Question 8

Compressions and rarefactions normally travel in

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A)  the same direction in a wave.
B)  opposite directions in a wave.
C)  directions that are at right angles to the wave direction.

Question 9

The speed of a sound wave in air depends on

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A)  its frequency.
B)  its wavelength.
C)  the air temperature.
D)  All of the above choices are correct.
E)  None of the above choices are correct.

Question 10

The object with the highest natural frequency is a

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A)  small bell.
B)  large bell.
C)  medium size bell.

Question 11

For AM radio,the A stands for

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A)  acceleration.
B)  authorized.
C)  amplitude.
D)  agony.
E)  almost.

Question 12

A 340-hertz sound wave travels at 340 m/s in air with a wavelength of

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A)  1 m.
B)  10 m.
C)  100 m.
D)  1000 m.
E)  None of the above choices are correct.

Question 13

Longitudinal waves of different lengths are traveling though a long metal rod.Those that travel at the greatest speed are

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A)  the shortest.
B)  those of medium length.
C)  the longest.
D)  impossible to predict without knowing the type of metal.
E)  None of the above choices are correct.

Question 14

Sound travels faster in air if the air temperature is

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A)  warm.
B)  cold.
C)  average.

Question 15

In which one of these media does sound travel the fastest?

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A)  water vapor
B)  water
C)  ice
D)  steam
E)  Sound travels the same speed in each of the above media.

Question 16

Two tuning forks produce sounds of wavelengths 3.4 meters and 3.3 meters.Approximately what beat frequency is produced?

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A)  0) 1 hertz
B)  1) 0 hertz
C)  2) 0 hertz
D)  3) 0 hertz
E)  4) 0 hertz

Question 17

Double the frequency of sound and you also double its

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A)  wavelength.
B)  speed.
C)  amplitude.
D)  all of these
E)  none of these

Question 18

A sound wave is a

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A)  longitudinal wave.
B)  transverse wave.
C)  standing wave.
D)  shock wave.
E)  None of the above choices are correct.

Question 19

The frequencies of sound that carry farther in air are

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A)  low.
B)  high.
C)  ultrasonic.

Question 20

Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of

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A)  longitudinal waves.
B)  transverse waves.
C)  both longitudinal and transverse waves.
D)  none of the above.

Exam 20: Sound

The object with the highest natural frequency is a

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In perceiving its environment,a dolphin makes use of

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The speed of a sound wave in air depends on

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Which doesn't belong to the same family?

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Sound travels faster in air if the air temperature is

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A 340-hertz sound wave travels at 340 m/s in air with a wavelength of

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Compressions and rarefactions normally travel in

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The approximate range of human hearing is

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The phenomenon of beats results from sound

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A sound wave is a

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The energy of sound in air eventually becomes

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For AM radio,the A stands for

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The frequencies of sound that carry farther in air are

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A sound source of high frequency emits a high

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Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of

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Double the frequency of sound and you also double its

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Longitudinal waves of different lengths are traveling though a long metal rod.Those that travel at the greatest speed are

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In which one of these media does sound travel the fastest?

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Two tuning forks produce sounds of wavelengths 3.4 meters and 3.3 meters.Approximately what beat frequency is produced?

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Inhaling helium increases the pitch of your voice.One reason for this is that sound travels

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