Sound Test

Name

1. Which of the following is a property of sound?

• Color
• Pitch
• Hardness
• Brightness

2. A tuba has a low pitch, which means the frequency is __________.

• High
• Low
• None
• Double

3. Chloe is making a homemade guitar using rubber bands and a tissue box. What should Chloe do to make sure each rubber band produces a different pitch?

• Have each rubber band have the same amount of tension
• Have each rubber band be the same length
• Have each rubber band be a different color
• Have each rubber band have a different thickness

4. A piano is playing a low pitch note. What is true about the sound waves of a low pitch note?

• The sound waves are very tall
• The sound waves are very short
• The sound waves are close together
• The sound waves are far apart

5. A guitar is playing out of pitch. What should you do to change the pitch of the instrument?

• Adjust the tension of the strings to make it tighter
• Change the strings so they are all the same thickness
• Change the strings so they are all the same length
• Adjust the wavelength to the sound you want to hear

6. Three students were playing a string instrument. The chart below shows the tension, thickness, speed, and length of their instrument. Based on the data chart, which student had the instrument with the HIGHEST pitch?

• Student A
• Student B
• Student C
• All students had the same pitch

7. A guitarist strums two strings of the same thickness on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the strings?

• The first string has a pitch higher than the second string
• The second string has a higher pitch than the first string
• The first string and the second string have the same pitch
• The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string

8. Andrea made a straw flute. What property of the sound changes as she changes the length of the straw?

• Tone
• Pitch
• Rhythm
• Volume

9. Which of the following types of energy travel in the form of waves away from a vibrating object?

• Light
• Sound
• X Rays
• Microwaves