Speed of Sound Worksheet
Explore the properties and factors affecting the speed of sound with this engaging worksheet for Grade 8 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all work for calculations.
1. What type of wave is sound?
Transverse wave
Electromagnetic wave
Longitudinal wave
Surface wave
2. In which medium does sound travel fastest?
Air
Water
Steel
Vacuum
3. Sound is produced by .
4. The speed of sound depends on the and of the medium.
5. Sound cannot travel through a .
6. The speed of sound increases as the temperature of the air decreases.
True
False
7. Sound travels faster than light.
True
False
8. Explain why sound travels faster in solids than in gases.
9. A person shouts towards a cliff and hears an echo 4 seconds later. If the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s, how far away is the cliff?
10. Observe the diagram of sound waves from a speaker. Label the compressions and rarefactions.
