Sound Quest

 

Use this web page to access other web sites that will help you
answer important questions about the science of sound.

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Part 1 Use this URL to answer the following questions: http://www.science-tech.nmstc.ca/english/schoolzone/Info_Sound.cfm Read the questions before going to the web site so that you know what information to look for.

1. What is a sound vibration?
2. What is the frequency of sound waves?
3. What is the wavelength of a sound wave?
4. What is the amplitude of sound waves?Define the following
5. Can sound energy be changed into other forms of energy?
6. What is an oscilloscope?
7. How can we use the conversion of sound energy?
8. How does a telephone work?
9. What is the telephone electronics box?
10. Why is there a telephone bell?
11. How does a telephone dial work?
12. How does the telephone handset work?

 

Part 2 Use this URL to answer the following questions: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/TRB046.html Read the questions before going to the web site so that you know what information to look for.

1. What causes an echo?
2. What is the job of an acoustical engineer?
3. What is the minimum distance for a clear echo?
4. What is an echo below this minimum distance called?
5. Where can sound not travel?
6. Could you hear a spacecraft explode in deep space?  Why or Why not?

 

Part 3 Use this URL to answer the following questions: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/TRB045.html Read the questions before going to the web site so that you know what information to look for.

1. How are sound waves like a coil spring?
2. Define compression
3. Define rarefraction
4. Define length
5. Define amplitude
6. Define pitch
7. Define frequency
8. Define intensity
9. Draw and Label the diagram of a sound wave.

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Check your work carefully.  Have you answered all the questions?
Have you answered them completely?

 

Congratulations!