Physical Science: Waves, Sound, and Light, Book O

Section 2: Music

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
What is the difference between music and noise?
A)Music follows a specified pattern of sounds and pitches; noise has no pattern.
B)Music has a wider range of frequencies than noise.
C)Noise has a greater intensity than music.
D)It is strictly a matter of opinion.
2.
The __________ is the frequency at which a material tends to vibrate when it is disturbed.
A)natural frequency
B)quality
C)pitch
D)resonance
3.
__________ is the ability of a medium to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency.
A)Resonance
B)Overtone
C)Quality
D)Reverberation
4.
A(n) __________ is a vibration whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.
A)natural frequency
B)resonant frequency
C)overtone
D)reverberation
5.
The echoing effect produced by many reflections of sound is called __________.
A)resonance
B)intensity
C)rarefaction
D)reverberation
6.
In the human ear, sound waves are gathered in the __________.
A)outer ear
B)middle ear
C)inner ear
D)cochlea
7.
Which of the following is NOT a group of musical instruments?
A)stringed
B)overtones
C)wind
D)percussion
8.
How does a musician change the note played on a woodwind instrument?
A)by changing the mouthpiece
B)by extending the slide
C)by changing the length of the resonating column of air
D)by winding the strings more tightly
9.
In the human ear, the membrane that stretches across the ear canal like a drumhead is called the __________.
A)cochlea
B)hammer
C)anvil
D)eardrum
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