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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
How does sound travel?
a)
in only one direction
b)
in waves
c)
it doesn't travel
2.
An echo happens when sound __________.
a)
stops
b)
keeps going in circles
c)
bounces back
3.
Pitch is __________________.
a)
how loud or soft a sound is
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
when sound comes back to you
4.
The longer the string on an instrument, the _________ the pitch.
a)
lower
b)
higher
c)
softer
5.
What causes sound?
a)
when the pitch is high
b)
when something vibrates
c)
when the volume is loud
6.
Volume is ________________________.
a)
how hard a sound is
b)
how fast a sound is
c)
how loud or soft a sound is
7.
If I have a short pipe and a blow into it, the pitch will most likely be _______________.
a)
loud
b)
soft
c)
high
d)
low
8.
What will stop the echo if I talk into a metal trash can?
a)
Talking louder
b)
Talking softer
c)
Putting something into the trash can to soak up the sound.
d)
Talking faster.
9.
There is a lot of sound in space.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Sound travels through
a)
solid, metal, wood
b)
water, soda, ice cream
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
gas, air, bread
11.
We can hear better underwater than we can through the air.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If I play a long string on a harp, it will probably have a __________ pitch.
a)
echo
b)
low
c)
high
d)
loud
13.
If I put my ear on the desk and tap on the desk, why does the sound seem louder than when I don't have my ear on the desk?
a)
sound doesn't travel through the desk
b)
sound travels faster
c)
sound travels better through solid than through gases
14.
My vocal cords ___________ when air passes through them. This allows me to speak.
a)
stop
b)
vibrate
c)
close
d)
open
15.
The ____________ in my ear vibrates when sound enters my ear.
a)
ear
b)
sound
c)
eardrum
16.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
17.
This is what you get when soundwaves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
18.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
19.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
20.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
21.
This is what you get when soundwaves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
22.
Would this have a loud sound or soft sound?
A paper clip falling onto the ground
A paper clip falling onto the ground
a)
loud sound
b)
soft sound
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