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1. You can measure _____ by dividing distance over time. a. motion b. position c. speed d. velocity 2. When runners are running around a track, they are constantly changing their _____. a. motion b. speed c. velocity d. force 3. _____ is when there is a change in an object's position as compared to other objects around it. a. motion b. position c. speed d. velocity 4. An object's location is its _____. a. force b. motion c. velocity d. position 5. The measure of an object's speed in a certain direction is its ________. a. force b. position c. speed d. velocity 7. North, south, east, west, right, left, up and down are all words used to describe _____. a. direction b. motion c. position d. speed 8. This refers to the rate of change in speed or velocity of an object. a. distance b. acceleration c. displacement d. speed 9. Which of the following is NOT correct about waves? a. Waves carry energy from place to place but the particles do not move with the waves. b. Waves can be classified as either electromagnetic or mechanical. c. Waves have the capacity to transmit messages. d. Waves transfer particles (matter) energy. 10. What do you call the height of a wave which also describes the energy carried by a wave. a. crest b. frequency c. amplitude d. wavelength 11. What do you call the highest point of a wave? a. crest b. trough c. frequency d. wavelength 12. What do you call the lowest point of a wave? a. crest b. trough c. frequency d. wavelength 13. What do you call the number of waves passing a point in a second? a. crest b. frequency c. amplitude d. wavelength 14. What causes an echo? a. sound waves bouncing off large, hard surfaces c. sound waves bouncing off carpet b. sound waves bouncing off tables and chairs d. you repeating yourself 15. Which of the following objects will produce sound? a. soft objects b. radio stations c. vibrating objects d. objects under pressure 16. A sound wave is a_______. a. longitudinal wave b. transverse wave c. standing wave d. shock wave 17. Compared to a thin string of the same length and tightness, a thick string produces sounds of _______. a. the same pitch b. lower pitch c. higher pitch d. lower then higher pitch 18. Which of the following best describes a high frequency sound? It has _____. a. low pitch b. high pitch c. low energy d. A and C 19. Which of the following is not capable of transmitting sound? a. air b. water c. a steel d. a vacuum 20. An ________ is a reflected sound. a. Vibration b. Echo c. Pitch d. Volume 21. Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________. a. gases b. liquids c. solids d. vacuum 22. Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________. a. gases b. liquids c. solids d. vacuum 23. This part of the ear is vibrated by sound waves. It is a lightly stretched membrane that is the entrance to the middle ear. a. Pinna b. Ear Drum c. Hammer d. Cochlea 24. _________ is a form of energy that travels through the air. a. sound b. volume c. energy d. wave 25. Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials? a. Air b. Empty space c. Metal d. Water 26. Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter? a. milk b. desk c. air d. door 27. Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________. a. light/ transparency b. energy/ vibration c. energy/ medium d. frequency/ medium 28. Which of the following statement is TRUE? a. Sound travels fastest through gases, slowest in liquids. b. Sound can travel fastest in air with the speed of 331 m/s that water with 1,440 m/s c. Sound travel fastest through solids, faster in liquid, and slowest through gases. d. Sound is the only wave that can travel in a vacuum. 29. ___________ is made when something vibrates a. light b. sound c. drum d. pounding 30. Refers to the length of the entire path that the object travelled. a. Distance b. displacement c. scalar d. vector 31. It is a continuous change in position with respect to a reference point for a particular time interval. a. Distance b. displacement c. motion d. speed 32. Refers to the rate of change in displacement. Also known as speed with direction. a. Scalar b. velocity d. speed d. motion 33. Refers to the rate of change in speed or velocity of an object. a. Distance b. displacement c. speed d. acceleration 34. _____ is defined as distance travelled divided by the time of travel? a. Magnitude b. speed c. scalar d. Acceleration 35. It is a periodic disturbance that moves away from a source and carries energy with it. a. Waves b. speed c. distance d. displacement 36. It is the distance between 2 consecutive crests or troughs of a wave. a. Wavelength b. frequency c. crest d. trough 37. It is a repetitive motion a. Wave b. vibration c. motion d. frequency 38. Which of the following would most likely transmit sound best? a. Steel cabinet b. water in the ocean c. air in your classroom d. water in the swimming pool 39. How is a human voice produced? a. through moist air existing the lungs c. through the arrangement of the teeth in the mouth b. through the vibrations in the vocal cords d. through the lungs pulling the air from the nose 40. What quantity describes how quickly you change your velocity? a. distance b. speed c. velocity d. acceleration