Sound Energy Quiz

There are several ways that other types of energy and sound energy are the same. Pick the TWO correct answers.

• Electrical energy and sound energy both require matter to move the energy.

• Chemical energy (like the energy in oil) and sound energy are both types of kinetic energy.

• Mechanical energy and sound energy both need waves to travel.

• Thermal energy and sound energy both cause a change in the way the particles in matter move.

The models below show how sound energy travels. Explain how sound energy travels using these models and the science words you have learned.

A student struck a tuning fork and then placed it in a container of water. There were small ripples in the water that reached all the way to the edge of the container. What does this prove? Select ALL the correct answers.

• Sound is energy that can move from one place to another.

• Vibrations from the tuning fork caused the particles in the water to move.

• Sound energy can do work.

• The vibration of the tuning fork is not sound, but it moves things.

Decide if the statement is an example of Heat OR Sound Energy, or BOTH Heat and Sound energy.
Statement:

Can cause matter to change phases

• Heat Energy

• Sound Energy

• Heat and Sound energy

Decide if the statement is an example of Heat OR Sound Energy, or BOTH Heat and Sound energy.
Statement:

Cause vibrations in matter

• Heat Energy

• Sound Energy

• Heat and Sound energy

Decide if the statement is an example of Heat OR Sound Energy, or BOTH Heat and Sound energy.
Statement:

Cause atoms to move

• Heat Energy

• Sound Energy

• Heat and Sound energy

Decide if the statement is an example of Heat OR Sound Energy, or BOTH Heat and Sound energy.
Statement:

Is a form of energy

• Heat Energy

• Sound Energy

• Heat and Sound energy

A student had wind chimes hanging in the backyard. When the wind blew, the student noticed that the chimes made different sounds. What is the reason why the chimes make different sounds? Select the best answer.

• The wind makes the tubes vibrate.

• The different lengths of the tubes produce different pitched sounds.

• The shorter tubes are louder and the longer tubes are softer.

• The wind makes the chimes make different sounds depending on its direction.

When sound travels through a medium, it can bounce off and be reflected back when it hits smooth, hard objects. In which of the following applications is this characteristic of sound helpful? Select the best answer.

• Sonar

• Mirrors

• Radios

• Alarms

Sound is useful to humans and other organisms. Select ALL of the statements which show how sound can be useful.

• SONAR is used by ships to find things underwater or to map the ocean floor.

• Sound is used by animals to warn other animals that danger is near.

• Sound is used in technology to make pictures or images of things we cannot see.

• Humans use sound to communicate.