Sound Quiz

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

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What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

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Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

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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.

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

• sound
• light
• heat
• electricity

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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

What term best describes the form sound takes as it travels?

• gas

• music

• waves

• molecules

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Can sound travel through water?

• yes

• no

• maybe

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When a sound wave hits something hard, like a wall, most of the waves bounce off the wall. This causes an ______.

• absorption

• echo

• volume

• pitch

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All sounds begin when something

• vibrates
• spins
• bends
• shifts

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