Sound

Sound

Multiple Choice

Why is the school library covered with carpet?

• So everyone can make a lot of noise
• to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
• because it looks good
• to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy

Multiple Choice

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

Multiple Choice

What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Multiple Choice

What is volume?

• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the number of vibrations per second
• vibrations

Multiple Choice

The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.

• biggest
• wooden
• smallest
• shiniest

Multiple Choice

A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

• louder
• softer
• higher
• lower

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Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

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What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

Multiple Choice

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

Multiple Choice

Sound does not travel in space because

• Space is too far away.
• There is no matter in space.
• Space is the final frontier
• Space has planets.

Multiple Choice

Sound is caused by....

• molecules
• vibrations
• people
• space

Multiple Choice

What medium does sound travel through slowest?

• gas
• solid
• liquid
• trees