P4 Science (Sounds)

What can sound travel through?

• only through vacuum

• only through water

• only through solids and liquids

• through solids, liquids, and gases

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How can you make the sound of a drum louder?

• by loosening the skin of the drum

• by using more energy to hit the drum

• by using less energy to hit the drum

• by using a plastic material to hit the drum.

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Sound is made up of _________ that move through matter. 

• vibrations
• sounds
• energy
• volume

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Where can you not hear sound?

• Lunch 
• Bathroom
• A vacuum
• Hallway

The ___________________ is how loud or soft a sound is. 

• echo
• frequency
• pitch
• volume

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The closer you are to a sound source, the _____ it sounds.

• louder

• quieter

• softer

• higher

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Sound is a form of _______.

• energy

• work

• force

• instrument

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In which medium will sound travel the slowest?

• air

• water

• glass

• salt water

True or False

When a person shouts in outer space, the person next to him can hear what he says clearly.

• True

• False

Which answer best explains why grains of rice will bounce up and down when placed on a drum that is being played?

• sound energy can cause movement

• sound energy can change into magnetism

• the rice are ready to be eaten

• rice creates sound energy

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