Science Term 3 Review

Sound travels fastest in...

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• air

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Sound waves travel the slowest through _____________.

• gases

• solids

• liquids

Sound does not travel in space because

• Space is too far away.
• There is no matter in space.
• Space is the final frontier
• Space has planets.

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Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

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Why is the school library covered with carpet?

• So everyone can make a lot of noise
• to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
• because it looks good
• to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy

Sound is caused by....

• molecules
• vibrations
• people
• space

How does sound travel?

• Sounds travels in waves
• sound travels slow
• sound travels fast
• sound doesn't travel

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Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. It was a very long string. Maria went upstairs in her house and Sarah stayed downstairs. Maria spoke softly into the can. "I can hear you!' Sarah said back. How can this happen?

• Sound waves travel through a vacuum.

• Sound waves travel from high to low.

• Sound waves travel through solids like the string.

• Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.

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Will a homemade telephone made of two cans and a string work better with a tightly-woven string or a loosely-woven string?

• a tightly woven string because it will not come apart as easily

• a loosely woven string because the sound waves have more room to move

• a tightly woven string because sound waves travel best through dense materials

• a loosely woven string because sound waves travel best through less dense materials

Which object will produce a louder volume?

• object R

• object S

• they will both produce the same volume