Worksheets3rd Grade Sound Unit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound is a form of
a)
matter
b)
energy
c)
force
d)
air
2.
If you describe the loudness or softness of a sound, you are talking about its
a)
color
b)
tempo
c)
volume
d)
pitch
3.
Pitch describes a sound's
a)
highness or lowness
b)
length
c)
loudness or softness
d)
area
4.
The word that does NOT describe a sound is
a)
roar
b)
buzz
c)
purple
d)
hoot
5.
Sound travels fastest and most easily through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
6.
Sound moves most slowly through
a)
a solid
b)
a liquid
c)
a gas
7.
An echo is created when sound
a)
travels
b)
stops
c)
absorbs
d)
bounces
8.
Bats make sounds to bounce off objects that are in the bat's
a)
mouth
b)
path
c)
wings
d)
nest
9.
Vocal cords are found in the
a)
stomach
b)
mouth
c)
chest
d)
throat
10.
How do people use sound?
a)
only to communicate
b)
only to listen
c)
to communicate and listen
11.
The part of the ear shaped like a shell is filled with
a)
liquid
b)
bones
c)
air
d)
skin
12.
Feelers are used to make sounds by
a)
rattlesnakes
b)
grasshoppers
c)
crawfish
d)
frogs
13.
Sound makers in the throat are called
a)
vocal cords
b)
eardrum
c)
legs and wings
d)
canyon walls
14.
Which of these are musical sounds?
a)
water
b)
singing and whistling
c)
vocal chords
d)
legs and wings
15.
What form of matter do dolphins use to make sounds
a)
pitch
b)
water
c)
back and forth
d)
canyon walls
16.
Which of these materials is good for echoes?
a)
water
b)
eardrum
c)
canyon walls
d)
legs and wings
17.
Which of these is a vibrating motion?
a)
pitch
b)
back and forth
c)
water
18.
How do grasshoppers make noises?
a)
singing and whistling
b)
vocal chords
c)
water
d)
legs and wings
19.
What kind of matter helps you change the volume of your voice?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
What do you do differently when you whisper than when you shout?
a)
push LESS air through your vocal chords
b)
push MORE air through your vocal chords
c)
push liquid through your vocal chords
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