MANADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL D.

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12.1 Making Sounds
12.2 At the Speed of Sound

QUESTIONNAIRE
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A. Identification

1. Vibrations are perpendicular ( right angle ) to the

direction of a wave. Examples are light waves and
other electromagnetic waves
2. Vibrations are along / parallel to the direction of a
wave. An example is sound wave. 21. Speed of sound in air ____________ m/s.
3. Combination of transverse and longitudinal 22. Speed of sound in water ____________ m/s.
waves. An example is water wave.
4. It is a region of increased pressure on a sound E. Problem Solving
wave. What is the speed of sound in air at the following
5. It is a region of decreased pressure on a sound temperature?
wave.
23. – 25. 500 ºC
B. True or False
26. – 28. 425 K
6. There is no sound in outer space. 29. – 31. 320 ºF
7. Sound can travel through solid and liquid only.
8. Sounds may be generally characterized by pitch, 32. – 34. 610 ºR
loudness, and quality.
35. – 37. Assuming the speed of sound in seawater
9. Mechanical waves require a medium in order to
is 1530 m/s and it takes 0.3 seconds for an echo.
propagate.
What is distance needed to hear the sound?
10. Sound can travel in a vacuum.
F. Essay
C. Enumeration
38. – 40. What is the difference between echo and
reverberation?
Three Categories of Musical Instruments
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41. – 43. Bats use a sophisticated sonar system for
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what purpose?
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44. – 46. Who is Evelyn Glennie?
Factors that affect the speed of sound in air
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47. – 50. What is the standard temperature and
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pressure (STP) in terms of Kelvin and degree
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Celsius ( for temperature) and in terms of atm and
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mmHg ( for pressure)?

Prepared by:
MR. RYAN C. CABRERA
BS PHYSICS, PBTE, MEM