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WorksheetsSOL 5.2 Sound
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound is a type of mechanical energy that is transmitted in the form of —
a)
Waves
b)
Light
c)
Heat
d)
electron
2.
A high soprano singer can break a crystal glass if the glass resonates with her voice. In order to do this, the sound the singer makes has to be —
a)
speeded up before reaching the glass
b)
amplified before reaching the glass
c)
reflected off the glass
d)
able to vibrate the glass
3.
Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
A student plans to investigate how sound changes when 4 bottles with different amounts of liquid are struck with a mallet. In which order must the bottles be placed so that the sound changes from a low pitch to a high pitch?
a)
A,B,D,C
b)
B,A,D,C
c)
B,C,A,D
d)
C,D,B,A
5.
Which of these transmits sound the fastest?
a)
Water in a pool
b)
A metal rod
c)
Air in a balloon
d)
Empty space
6.
Which material will sound travel through the fastest?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Steel
d)
Cloth
7.
How is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?
a)
It helps the whale locate food.
b)
It makes the water warmer.
c)
It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.
d)
It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.
8.
Which of these transmits sound the fastest?
a)
Water in a pool
b)
A metal rod
c)
Air in a balloon
d)
Empty space
9.
Sound waves travel best through —
a)
gases
b)
gases
c)
solids
d)
vacuums
10.
Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?
a)
Choice A
b)
Choice B
c)
Choice C
d)
Choice D
11.
Which technique is the boat using to find the distance from the surface of the ocean to the bottom?
a)
Morse code
b)
Radio
c)
Sonar
d)
Sound tracking
12.
During a thunderstorm, you see the lightning before you hear thunder. This is because —
a)
light has a greater mass than sound
b)
sound has longer wavelengths than light
c)
light travels faster than sound
d)
sound and light travel at the same speed
13.
Sonar helps people find which information about an object?
a)
Color
b)
Weight
c)
Location
d)
Temperature
14.
The greater the frequency of a sound wave, the _____
a)
lower the pitch
b)
higher the pitch
c)
softer the sound
d)
louder the sound
15.
A student used a coiled children's toy to show the class about sound waves. What did he demonstrate?
a)
light
b)
radio
c)
compression
d)
x-ray
16.
Sound is a form of ________
a)
frequency
b)
machine
c)
light
d)
energy
17.
A disturbance moving through a medium such as a solid, liquid, or gas is a ________
a)
sound
b)
model
c)
wave
d)
pitch
18.
Which example includes compression waves?
a)
A rainbow shining from a prism.
b)
A drummer practicing on his drum set.
c)
A lifeguard swimming in the ocean.
d)
A person looking in the mirror.
19.
SONAR uses -
a)
reflected sound
b)
refraction
c)
low sound
d)
high-pitched sound
20.
A compression wave that moves outward from its source is a ______
a)
pitch
b)
sound
c)
frequency
d)
wavelength
21.
What is labeled as #2 on the diagram?
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
trough
22.
Wavelength is best described as __________
a)
the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on another wave
b)
the highest point of a wave
c)
the lowest point of a wave
d)
the total number of complete waves in a cycle
23.
In a sound with a high pitch -
a)
wavelengths are longer than in a low-pitched sound
b)
wavelengths are the same length as in a low-pitched sound
c)
wavelengths cannot be compared to a low-pitched sound
d)
wavelengths are shorter than in a low-oitched sound
24.
The _________ of sound is the number of wavelengths in a given unit of time.
a)
vibration
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
compression
25.
In order for humans to make sounds, the vocal cords must produce -
a)
pitch
b)
saliva
c)
wavelengths
d)
vibrations
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