Sound Quiz 2024

What is sound a form of?

• Light energy

• Mechanical energy

• Heat energy

• Chemical energy

Through what can sound travel?

• Only through air

• Only through water

• Only through solids

• Solids, liquids, and gases

What must sound have to travel?

• A light source

• A medium

• A high temperature

• A chemical reaction

What does pitch describe about a sound?

• The loudness of the sound

• The duration of the sound

• How high or low the sound is

• The speed of the sound

What happens when you tighten the strings on a guitar?

• The pitch becomes lower

• The sound becomes quieter

• The pitch becomes higher

• The guitar produces a drum-like sound

What type of waves does sound travel in?

• Transverse waves

• Compression waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Gravitational waves

Why does sound travel faster through solids than gases?

• Because the particles of a solid are more spread out

• Because the particles of a gas are closer together

• Because the particles of a solid are packed closer together

• Because the particles of a gas are heavier

What does pitch describe in sound?

• The volume of the sound

• The speed of the sound

• How high or low a sound is

• The duration of the sound

Sound is a form of __________ energy that travels through a __________ (solid, liquid, or gas).

• mechanical, medium

• compression, movement

• pitch, medium

• movement, compression

How high or low a sound is described as its __________.

• medium

• mechanical

• compression

• pitch

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