Sound Lab Questions

Through what medium does sound travel fastest?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Through what medium does sound travel slowest?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

True or false? Sound travels in space.

• True
• False

Will sound travel faster in hot or cold air?

• hot air
• cold air

True or false? Sounds get louder as you move further from the source.

• True
• False

Living things make sounds when these vibrate.

• vocal cords
• tonsils

Echolocation causes sound waves to:

• spread out from a source
• reflect when they hit a surface

Sound travels in waves, 

• away from the source
• towards the source

Which is faster, sound or light?

• sound
• light

A sound wave begins with a:

• reflection
• vibration