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2 - Quiz 04
Al Ain Educational Office
Al Tamayoz School
Trimester 02
Science
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Cycle 2 Department
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Year Level: 8 Grade Bonus Date: Thursday, 23th Feb., 2017
Student's Name: ... Class: F H I

Criteri
a Questions

Fill in the space using one of the following words:-

echo 340 frequency low faster short 1
wave oscilloscope
1. Plucking a string makes a high pitched noise (e.g., bird
2
song) when the string is ..................., or the tension is

Recalling Information
high, but it makes a low pitched noise (e.g., thunder)
when the string is long or the tension is
........................... 3
2. We can look at sound waves using an ........................... and a
microphone.
3. Amplitude, frequency and wavelength are words we use to describe
a ............................
4. ............................ is the number of waves per second.
5. Sound waves travel through the air at ............................ meters 4
per second; they travel ............................ in water than in air and
faster in solids than in water.
6. Sound waves can be reflected by a solid surface. This is called
an .............................
The following are sound waves produced by a fork, write down what each area indicates: -
The light areas:
1

The dark areas:

Explaining

Study this picture and fill in the following:
2

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 1. This graph indicates
....................................
.....
2. Identify and draw : the wave
(1)
top, (2)bottom, (3)amplitude
and (4)wavelength in the graph
Look carefully at the following picture then answer the questions:
1. This image shows sound .............................
2. The microphone clap represents .
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3. Write three applications of "echo" / sound
reflection:
*1*

*2*

*3*

Complete this table to compare between the types of sound waves
1

Comparing and Contrasting

Character High Pitch Low Pitch
Amplitude: Amplitude:
2
Loud

Frequency: Frequency:
Wavelength: Wavelength:
Amplitude: Amplitude: 3
Quiet Frequency: Frequency:
Wavelength: Wavelength: 4
The following 3 line graphs represent 3 types of sound waves you studied, 1
Identifying

predict the missing 4th type, draw its line graph and then fill in the following
table:-
A B C

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Relationships
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1. Decide the characteristics of the "Oscilloscope" waves that are represented by each line
graph (use two of these descriptions as the type of wave: High Pitch / Low Pitch
Loud/Quiet) and why:-
The reasons The type of wave The line graph
it shows
......................................................................... .......................... Line graph "A"
......................................................................... ..........................
......................................................................... .......................... Line graph "B"
......................................................................... .......................... 4
......................................................................... .......................... Line graph "C"
......................................................................... ..........................
......................................................................... .......................... Line graph "D"
......................................................................... .......................... "That you
predicted"
Work out the following problem based on the waves speed law :
A sound wave has a speed of 340 meter per second. What is the time it 1
might take to travel between Al Ain and Abu Dhabi cities? (consider the
distance as 200 kilometers)
Convert
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Making informed decisions

distance from Data given in
Solution: steps to work out this
kilometer to the problem
meter 3
t = (1-write down the t=
law) d = . .
t = (2- replace the .. .
symbols with their values) d d=
t = (3- calculate the = .k
4
time value) m. m
s=
.
m/s

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