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American section

2020/2021
Physics Department

Chapter12
Work-sheet
Grade 11
Quarter 2

Ms: Eman Abdo Hagag


2020/2021
CHAPTER 12
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Sound waves
a. are a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
b. do not require a medium for transmission.
c. are longitudinal waves.
d. are transverse waves.
____ 2. The trough of the sine curve used to represent a sound wave corresponds to
a. a compression. c. the amplitude.
b. the wavelength. d. a rarefaction.
____ 3. Which of the following is the region of a sound wave in which the density and pressure are
greater than normal?
a. rarefaction c. amplitude
b. compression d. wavelength
____ 4. The highness or lowness of a sound is perceived as
a. compression. c. ultrasound.
b. wavelength. d. pitch.
____ 5. Pitch depends on the ____ of a sound wave.
a. Frequency c. power
b. Amplitude d. speed
____ 6. Of the following materials, sound waves travel fastest through
a. helium at 0°C. c. copper at 0C.
b. air at 0C. d. air at 100C.
____ 7. In general, sound travels faster through
a. solids than through gases. c. gases than through liquids.
b. gases than through solids. d. empty space than through matter.
____ 8. At a large distance from a sound source, spherical wave fronts are viewed as
a. wavelengths. c. rays.
b. troughs. d. plane waves.
____ 9. The point at which a ray crosses a wave front corresponds to a ____ of a sound wave.
a. Wavelength c. trough
b. Compression d. source
____ 10. The distance between wave fronts of plane waves corresponds to ____ of a sound wave.
a. one wavelength c. one compression
b. two amplitudes d. two rarefactions
____ 11. A train moves down the track toward an observer. The sound from the train, as heard by the observer, is
____ the sound heard by a passenger on the train.
a. the same as c. higher in pitch than
b. a different timbre than d. lower in pitch than
____ 12. The Doppler effect occurs with
a. only sound waves. c. only water waves.
b. only transverse waves. d. all waves.
____ 13. If you are on a train, how will the pitch of the train’s whistle sound to you as the train moves?
a. The pitch will become steadily higher.

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b. The pitch will become steadily lower.
c. The pitch will not change.
d. The pitch will become higher, then become lower.
____ 14. The property of sound called intensity is proportional to the rate at which energy flows through
a. an area perpendicular to the direction of propagation.
b. an area parallel to the direction of propagation.
c. a cylindrical tube.
d. a sound wave of a certain frequency.
____ 15. At a distance of 3 m, the intensity of a sound will be ____ the intensity it was at a distance of 1 m.
a. one-ninth c. 3 times
b. one-third d. 9 times
____ 16. The intensity of a sound at any distance from the source is directly proportional to the sound’s
a. wavelength. c. power.
b. pitch. d. frequency.
____ 17. If the intensity of a sound is increased by a factor of 100, the new decibel level will increase
a. by two units. c. by a factor of 10.
b. to twice the old one. d. by 20 units.
____ 18. The perceived loudness of a sound is measured in
a. hertz. c. watts.
b. decibels. d. watts per square meter.
____ 19. Which of the following decibel levels is nearest to the value that you would expect for a running vacuum
cleaner?
a. 10 dB c. 70 dB
b. 30 dB d. 120 dB
____ 20. A sound twice the intensity of the faintest audible sound is not perceived as twice as loud because the
sensation of loudness in human hearing
a. is approximately logarithmic. c. depends on the speed of sound.
b. is approximately exponential. d. is proportional to frequency.

Short Answer

37.The region of a sound wave in which air molecules are pushed closer together is called a(n)
____________________.
38. Unlike a transverse wave on a rope, sound travels as a(n) ____________________ wave.
39. Each trough of a sine wave used to represent a sound wave corresponds to a(n) ____________________
of the sound wave.
40. The ____________________ of a musical sound determines its pitch.
41. What happens to pitch when the frequency of a sound wave increases?
42. In general, does sound travel faster in a gas or in a solid? Explain.
43. How is the speed of sound in air affected when the temperature increases?
44. How is a spherical wave graphically represented in two dimensions?
45. At a long distance from the source, spherical wave fronts can be treated as ____________________
waves.
46. Under what conditions can a spherical wave front be regarded as a plane wave front? Explain.

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47. Describe any changes in pitch of the sound a stationary observer hears from the siren of an ambulance as
the ambulance passes the observer.
48. Compare the pitch of a sound source moving toward a stationary observer with the pitch of the sound the
observer hears. Explain how this phenomenon occurs.
49. What are the units used to express the intensity of a sound?
50. What happens to the intensity of a sound as the distance from the source increases from 10 m to 20 m?
Explain.
51. Explain in terms of human hearing why the loudness scale in decibels differs from the scale of sound
intensity.
Problem

67. What is the intensity of sound waves produced by a trumpet at a distance of 1.6 m when the power output
of the trumpet is 0.30 W?

68. If the intensity of a sound is 8.0 10 W/m at a distance of 5.0 m, what is the power of the sound?
69. The noise of a certain lawn mower has a power of 0.11 W. At what distance will the intensity of the lawn
mower’s sound be 8.6  10 W/m ?

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