Lighting and acoustics MCQs

Lighting and acoustics MCQs

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1: What is the science of sound called?

A.   Waves

B.   Ultrasound

C.   Acoustics

D.   Sound

2: What does an accelerometer measure?

A.   Sound

B.   Light

C.   Vibration

D.   Heat

3: What is the name of a sensor that contains an electrical output that is directly proportional to the acceleration component of the vibration?

A.   Accelerometer

B.   Velocity

C.   Displacement

D.   Amplitude

4: What does the Acoustical Society of America do?

A.   Publishes standards and information related to the study and applications of acoustics.

B.   Grants awards related to acoustics.

C.   Conducts research on acoustics.

D.   Establishes an organization that studies acoustics.

5: What does the word "acoustical" mean?

A.   The study of music

B.   The study of the human voice

C.   The properties of a material to absorb or reflect sound

D.   The study of sound

6: What does an acoustic calibrator do?

A.   Used to measure the sound pressure level of a noise source

B.   Used to measure the sound intensity level of a noise source

C.   Provides a reference noise source to calibrate the performance of sound level meters

D.   Used to calculate the sound absorption coefficient of a material

7: What does ACOUSTICAL ANALYSIS refer to?

A.   The study of the effects of sound on humans

B.   The study of the production, propagation, and reception of sound

C.   A review of a space to determine the level of reverberation or reflected sound in the space

D.   The study of the effects of sound on animals

8: What does an acoustical consultant do?

A.   Provide advice on acoustical requirements and noise control

B.   Design websites

C.   Draw pictures

D.   Build houses

9: What is impedance?

A.   The sound pressure produced in a medium.

B.   The wavelength of a sound wave in a medium.

C.   The speed of sound in a medium.

D.   The resistance to the flow of sound through a medium.

10: What is Airborne Noise?

A.   Noise that arrives at a point of interest by propagation through the air.

B.   Noise generated by the vibration of air

C.   Noise generated by impact between two solid surfaces

D.   Noise generated by the movement of air

11: What is AIRBORNE SOUND?

A.   A musical group

B.   Sound that reaches the point of interest by propagation through the air.

C.   Sound produced by an aircraft in flight

D.   A brand of loudspeakers

12: What is the purpose of architectural acoustics?

A.   To protect the occupants from noise

B.   To control noise in a building space

C.   To evaluate the acoustical quality of a space

D.   To support the communications function within the space

13: What is the purpose of an Articulation Class?

A.   To classify different types of art

B.   To compare acoustical ceilings and acoustical screens for speech privacy purposes

C.   To determine the value of a company

D.   To rate the quality of a piece of artwork

14: What is the single number rating used for acoustical ceilings and acoustical screens for speech privacy purposes?

A.   ARTICULATION CLASS

B.   NOISE REDUCTION COEFFICIENT (NRC)

C.   ROOM NOISE CRITERIA (RNC)

D.   SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC)

15: What is the measure of speech intelligibility influenced by Acoustical Environment rated from 0.01 to 1.00 called?

A.   Amplitude

B.   Decibel

C.   Sonority

D.   Articulation Index

16: What is the area effect?

A.   The area of an absorption material has no effect on its sound-absorbing ability.

B.   Absorption materials cannot be spaced apart to have greater sound-absorbing ability.

C.   Acoustical materials spaced apart can have greater absorption than the same amount of material butted together.

D.   The size of an absorption material has no effect on its sound-absorbing ability.

17: What is an ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE?

A.   An electronic device that provides amplification of sound to a hearing-impaired person.

B.   A device that helps people with their balance

C.   A device that helps people with their vision

D.   A device that helps people with their hearing

18: What does attenuation refer to?

A.   The reduction of sound energy gradually as a function of distance traveled through a medium.

B.   The increase of sound energy gradually as a function of distance traveled through a medium.

C.   The reflection of sound energy off of surfaces.

D.   The ability of a medium to transmit sound energy.

19: What does a weighting do in a sound meter?

A.   Allows the meter to largely ignore lower frequency sounds

B.   Stops the sound

C.   Counts the sound

D.   Weighs the sound

20: What does A WEIGHTINGfilter out?

A.   No frequency sounds

B.   All frequency sounds

C.   Higher frequency sounds

D.   Lower frequency sounds

21: What is the definition of Ambient Noise?

A.   Noise that is not from outside the space

B.   Noise that is not from the HVAC system

C.   A type of music

D.   Noise level in a space from all sources such as HVAC or extraneous sounds from outside the space.

22: What does AMBIENT NOISE refer to?

A.   All of the above

B.   Noise level from only HVAC

C.   Noise level in a space from all sources

D.   Noise level from outside the space only

23: What does BAFFLE mean?

A.   A type of musical note

B.   An ancient Peruvian instrument

C.   A device for heating a room

D.   A free-hanging acoustical sound absorbing unit

24: What is the meaning of the word "barrier" in the context of effective communication?

A.   The process of encoding and decoding messages

B.   Anything physical or an environment that interferes with communication or listening.

C.   A way to reduce noise in a communication channel

D.   A method of nonverbal communication

25: What does BEL stand for?

A.   British Empire League

B.   Base Energy Level

C.   Bell Telephone Laboratories

D.   A measurement of sound intensity named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell.

26: What is the definition of "boominess"?

A.   An uncontrolled amount of bass in the sound reproduced by a loudspeaker.

B.   A deep prolonged sound.

C.   A sharp explosive noise.

D.   The state or quality of being bool.

27: What does CLOUD stand for in acoustical industry terms?

A.   An atmospheric condition caused by a small change in pressure or temperature

B.   An acoustical panel suspended in a horizontal position from the ceiling/roof structure.

C.   A group of interconnected computers and computer networks that share a common infrastructure

D.   A large mass of water vapor that condenses into a visible body

28: What is the cocktail party effect?

A.   The mutual attraction of alcohol molecules and water molecules.

B.   Sound in a noisy crowded room generated mostly by conversation.

C.   A measure of a cocktail's alcoholic strength.

D.   Conversation among groups at a cocktail party.

29: What is the function of the cochlea?

A.   Helps maintain balance

B.   Aids in frequency recognition

C.   Allows for movement

D.   Assists with hearing

30: What is the CYCLE in acoustics?

A.   The loudness of a sound.

B.   The pitch of a sound.

C.   The complete oscillation of pressure above and below the atmospheric static pressure.

D.   The time it takes for a sound wave to travel one wavelength.

31: How many oscillations occur in one second?

A.   100 cycles

B.   60 cycles

C.   2 cycles

D.   1 cycle

32: What is the unit for CYCLES PER SECOND?

A.   The number of oscillations that occur in the time frame of one day.

B.   The number of oscillations that occur in the time frame of one second.

C.   The number of oscillations that occur in the time frame of one minute.

D.   The number of oscillations that occur in the time frame of one hour.

33: What is DAMPING?

A.   The amplification of vibratory energy in solid media and structures with time or distance.

B.   The dissipation of vibratory energy in solid media and structures with time or distance.

C.   The reflection of vibratory energy in solid media and structures.

D.   The transmission of vibratory energy in solid media and structures.

34: What is decibel?

A.   The loudness of a sound is measured in decibels.

B.   Decibels are used to measure the amplitude of a sound wave.

C.   A decibel is a unit used to measure the Intensity of a sound wave.

D.   Sound level in decibels as a logarithmic ratio.

35: What is the unit for distance an elastic body or spring moves when subjected to a static or dynamic force?

A.   Meters

B.   Seconds

C.   Inches or mm

D.   Km

36: What is deflection?

A.   The distance an elastic body or spring moves when subjected to a static or dynamic force.

B.   A measure of the electrical resistance of a conductor.

C.   The property of a material that determines how much it will bend under load.

D.   The degree to which a substance slows the passage of electromagnetic radiation

37: What does DEAF stand for?

A.   Delay, Eliminate, and Avoid Failure

B.   Design, Establish, Analyze, and Finish

C.   Data, Evolve, Analyze, and Formulate

D.   Loss of auditory sensation with or without use of assistive listening device.

38: What is the definition of diffusion?

A.   The bending of sound waves around obstacles

B.   The reflection of sound waves from a surface

C.   The scattering or random reflection of a sound wave from a surface.

D.   The amplification of sound waves

39: What is the early decay time derived from?

A.   The sound intensity level

B.   The reverberation time decay curve

C.   The sound pressure level

D.   The frequency response

40: What does ECHO stand for?

A.   Every Child Has Opportunities

B.   Editing Corrects Homophones Objectively

C.   Reflected sound producing a distinct repetition of the original sound.

D.   Early Childhood Hearing Outreach

41: What does ECHO FLUTTER produce?

A.   A continuous sound

B.   A clicking, ringing or hissing sound

C.   A loud sound

D.   A soft sound

42: What is the result of an echo flutter?

A.   A faint duplicate of the original sound signal.

B.   A clicking, ringing, or hissing sound after the original sound signal has ceased.

C.   No sound after the original sound signal has ceased.

D.   A loud duplicate of the original sound signal.

43: What is the effective level also known as?

A.   The lowest level

B.   The highest level

C.   The average level

D.   The root mean square

44: What is the effective level?

A.   The lowest point in a wave.

B.   The highest point in a wave.

C.   The root mean square of the instantaneous level over a given period of time.

D.   The average of the highest and lowest points in a wave.

45: What does FLAME SPREAD indicate?

A.   Propagation of flame across a sample

B.   The rate at which a fuel is consumed

C.   Heat released by a burning substance

D.   The amount of air needed for complete combustion

46: What does Flanking refer to?

A.   A dance move

B.   The sound a dog makes

C.   The transmission of sound around the perimeter or through holes within partitions

D.   A military strategy

47: What is the full form of FSTC?

A.   Field Standard Transmission Class

B.   Field Service Transmission Class

C.   Full Sound Transmission Class

D.   Field Sound Transmission Class

48: What is the FIELD SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS?

A.   A sound transmission rating obtained under "real-life" conditions.

B.   The number of decibels produced by a given noise source

C.   A measure of a vehicle's engine volume

D.   The sound made by a fieldmouse

49: What does the word "Footfall" mean?

A.   A unit of measurement for length

B.   A type of shoe

C.   A form of impact noise that occurs when feet come into contact with a floor.

D.   The act of walking

50: What is the main difference between free field and reverberant sound?

A.   Free field is indoors while reverberant is outdoors

B.   Free field is artificial while reverberant is natural

C.   Free field has no obstructions while reverberant sound does

D.   Free field has sound waves while reverberant does not