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Properties of Sound

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes sound happen?
a)
Waves
b)
Vibrations
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
2.
What shape does sound travel in?
a)
Circle
b)
Wave
c)
Vibration
d)
Triangle
3.
Will a LOUD sound will have a high or low amplitude?
a)
Low amplitude
b)
High amplitude
4.
Does a high pitched sound have a high frequency or low frequency?
a)
High frequency
b)
Low frequency
5.
Would a low guitar sound have the string vibrating fast or slow? 
a)
Vibrating fast
b)
Vibrating slow
6.
What is the highness and lowness of sound?
a)
Vibration
b)
Pitch
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
7.
What travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
8.
If you are playing an instrument filled with air, like the recorder, and you close the first hole, making the amount of air shorter, what will the pitch be?
a)
High pitch
b)
Low pitch
9.
What can sound NOT travel through?
a)
Solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
Vacuum (empty space)
10.
True or False:
When sound is made, it moves out in all directions until it interacts with a material.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Will sound be absorbed or reflected by these objects:
brick, concrete, glass, tile, wood
a)
Reflected
b)
Absorbed
12.
Will sound be reflected or absorbed by these objects:
hair, cotton, carpet, flag, pillow
a)
Reflected
b)
Absorbed
13.
Why will sound echo in an empty gym?
a)
Sound has nowhere to go
b)
There are only hard surfaces so sound only reflects
c)
Sound travels in waves
d)
Sound is unpredictable
14.
Why can sound not be heard well in the towel section of the store?
a)
The soft objects absorb the sound, making it quieter
b)
Sound doesn't travel very fast
c)
Sound transmits better through air
d)
The soft objects only reflect the sound