Quiz about Sound 4th

Question 1

Sound reflection is commonly known as ________________.

Accepted Answer

an echo

Answer

a vibration

Answer

a pitch

Answer

loudness or softness

Question 2

Which of these does NOT reflect sound?

Accepted Answer

carpet

Answer

cave

Answer

mountain

Answer

empty space

Question 3

Which of these would BEST absorb sound?

Accepted Answer

pillow

Answer

bell

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cave

Answer

empty room

Question 4

Sound waves _______________________.

Accepted Answer

travel in all directions.

Answer

do not travel through matter.

Answer

are louder the further away you are from the source of the sound.

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only travel in a straight line.

Question 5

The high or low of a sound is an example of _____________.

Accepted Answer

pitch

Answer

matter

Answer

sound waves

Answer

volume

Question 6

Vibrations travel through ____________.

Accepted Answer

sound waves

Answer

straight lines

Answer

volume

Answer

pitch

Question 7

The loudness or softness of a sound are examples of ______________.

Accepted Answer

volume

Answer

matter

Answer

pitch

Answer

sound waves

Question 8

The back and forth movement of matter is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

vibrations

Answer

volume

Answer

pitch

Answer

matter

Question 9

To increase the volume you must increase the ____________.

Accepted Answer

force

Answer

tension

Answer

matter

Answer

volume

Question 10

Sound travels SLOWEST through which medium?

Accepted Answer

gas

Answer

water

Answer

metal

Answer

wood

Question 11

Sound travels FASTEST through solids because ______________.

Accepted Answer

The molecules are packed tightly together.

Answer

The molecules are spread further apart.

Answer

The molecules do not vibrate.

Answer

The molecules do not touch one another.

Question 12

Mrs. Bowyer's guitar is out of tune. One of her strings is making too high of a pitch. What does she need to do to the guitar string?

Accepted Answer

loosen the string

Answer

tighten the string

Answer

cut the string

Answer

pluck it harder

Question 13

The drum section is playing too loud and the teacher cannot hear the other instruments. The drummers should ______________.

Accepted Answer

strike the drums lightly

Answer

strike the drums harder

Answer

tighten the drum skin

Answer

loosen the drum skin

Question 14

Sound is a form of _______________.

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

volume

Answer

pitch

Answer

light

Question 15

The lowest pitch is made by the ____________ instrument.

Accepted Answer

biggest

Answer

smallest

Answer

wooden

Answer

shortest

Question 16

Which of the following would have the highest pitch?

Accepted Answer

a bird chirping

Answer

a lion roaring

Answer

the rumble of a truck

Answer

a man's voice

Question 17

Megan was listening to her favorite song on the radio. She wanted to hear the song louder but knew she shouldn't turn up the volume. What could Megan do to hear the song louder?

Accepted Answer

Move the radio closer to her.

Answer

Closer her eyes and focus on the music.

Answer

Move the radio further away from her.

Answer

Tap on the radio.

Question 18

Astronauts must use radios inside their helmets to communicate with one another in space. Why?

Accepted Answer

Space is a vacuum and does not contain matter.

Answer

The jets from the rockets are too loud to hear each other clearly.

Answer

The molecules are not packed together closely enough in space.

Answer

The molecules are packed together too tightly in space.

Question 19

To make the pitch of a rubber band higher you should __________.

Accepted Answer

increase the tension

Answer

pluck it harder

Answer

decrease the tension

Answer

pluck it softly

Question 20

A slower vibrating string will make a ________________ pitch.

Accepted Answer

lower

Answer

higher

Answer

louder

Answer

softer

Question 21

You stand outside of a room that has the doors and windows closed. Why can you still hear sound from inside the room?

Accepted Answer

Vibrations travel through the door and window.

Answer

Vibrations are absorbed n the doors and windows.

Answer

Vibrations are reflected inside the room.

Answer

Vibrations echo in the room.

Question 22

To stop a sound you must ___________________.

Accepted Answer

stop the vibration

Answer

decrease the frequency of the vibrations

Answer

increase the frequency of the vibrations

Answer

strike the object harder

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