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Sound

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
________ is the ability to tell the difference between sounds.
a)
Pitch
b)
Vibration
c)
Sound discrimination
d)
Volume
2.
________ is the degree of loudness of a sound.
a)
Pitch
b)
Volume
3.
________ is the highness or lowness of a sound.
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
4.
________ are rapid back and forth movements that create sound.
a)
Pitches
b)
Vibrations
5.
Which one does NOT change the pitch of a sound?
a)
tension
b)
length
c)
size
d)
volume
6.
How do you change the loudness of a sound?
a)
increase or decrease the force
b)
change the tension
c)
change the size
d)
increase or decrease the length 
7.
Cupping your hands around your mouth so your voice is louder is an example of ________
a)
reflection
b)
amplification
c)
vibration
d)
sound receiver
8.
The bell rings. How do you hear it?
a)
The air moves the sound to your ears.
b)
The vibrations of the bell make your ears vibrate.
c)
The vibrations of the bell make the air vibrate, which make your ear drum vibrate
d)
The sound source vibrates and you hear it.
9.
Mike is listening to his spelling recording. What is the sound receiver?
a)
his ear
b)
the computer
c)
QuickTime
d)
headphones
10.
Why did the water splash when you put a tuning fork in water?
a)
It was made of metal.
b)
The tuning fork was hitting the water too hard.
c)
The tuning fork was vibrating causing the water to vibrate and splash.
11.
What causes sound?
a)
Sound is caused by vibrations.
b)
Sound is caused by a sound receiver.
c)
Sound is caused by pitch.
d)
Sound is caused by turning up the volume. 
12.
A dog barks in the yard. What is the sound source?
a)
yard
b)
dog
c)
barking
d)
your ears
13.
A dog barks in the yard. What is the sound receiver?
a)
yard
b)
dog
c)
barking
d)
your ears
14.
Which one would produce the highest pitch?
a)
bike horn
b)
dog's growl
c)
whistle
d)
phone ringing
15.
Which one would produce the loudest sound?
a)
phone ringing
b)
airplane
c)
whisper
d)
washing machine
16.
Sound travels fastest through a gas.
a)
False
b)
True
17.
Sound travels slowest through a liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Sound travels more quickly through a liquid than a gas.
a)
False
b)
True
19.
What can be concluded from this graph?
a)
Pitch is not related to vibration speed.
b)
All sounds have the same vibration speed.
c)
The pitch goes down as the vibration speed increases.
d)
The higher the vibration speed, the higher the pitch. 
20.
What part of the ear is #1?
a)
Ear drum
b)
Outer ear
c)
Ear canal
d)
Cochlea
21.
What part of the ear is #2?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Ear wax
c)
Ear drum
d)
Outer ear 
22.
What part of the ear is #3?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Hammer
c)
Ear drum
d)
Ear canal
23.
What part of the ear is #13?
a)
hammer
b)
anvil
c)
stirrup
24.
What part of the ear is #12?
a)
anvil
b)
hammer
c)
stirrup
25.
What part of the ear is #10?
a)
hammer
b)
stirrup
c)
anvil
26.
What part of the ear is #7?
a)
auditory nerves
b)
semicircular canals
c)
cochlea
d)
ear drum
27.
What part of the ear is #8?
a)
cochlea
b)
auditory nerves
c)
brain
d)
semicircular canals
28.
Which one is NOT a danger of listening to music loudly?
a)
headache
b)
damaging your ear drum
c)
singing loudly
d)
ringing in the ears