What Is Sound

Which statement is true?

• Sound can move through solids, liquids or gases.

• Sound can move through empty space or through matter.

• Sound can move through solids and liquids but not through gases.

• Sound can move through liquids and gases but not through solids.

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How does increasing the force exerted on a vibrating object affect the sound it makes?

• It makes the sound louder.

• It makes the sound softer.

• It makes the pitch higher.

• It makes the pitch lower.

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What happens to the volume of a sound as the distance increases?

• The sound stays the same.

• The sound gets louder.

• The sound gets softer.

• It makes no difference.

Sound travels faster in solids than in liquids. True or False?

• True

• False

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An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

• sound

• light

• heat

• electricity

Sound is a form of? 

• energy

• pitch

• volume

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Destiny hits a symbol with her drumstick and makes it vibrate.  She then puts her hand on the symbol and stops the vibration.  What happened to the sound of the symbol? 

• The sound continues but not as loud. 

• The sound continues but has a lower pitch. 

• The sound stops because her hand absorbs the sound. 

• The sound stops because the vibrations have stopped. 

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Sound is a form of energy made by ____________

• electricity

• vibration

• light

• volume

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Sound is made up of _________ that move through matter. 

• vibrations

• sounds

• energy

• volume

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Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude

• compression

• speed of sound

• pitch