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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 4mins
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1.
Dan was sitting outside playing his new drum when his dog knocked some sand on it. Afterwards, each time Dan thumped the drum, he noticed the sand on top of the drum bounced. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happened?
a)
Sand moves easily on drums.
b)
Dan was thumping the drum too hard.
c)
Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.
d)
Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.
2.
What is needed for a sound to be made?
a)
discrimination
b)
pitch
c)
vibration
d)
volume
3.
Jane and Sophie were playing a game in the pool. Jane would ask a question andthen both girls would go under the water where Sophie would say the answer. The girls observed that the sound was different under water. Why is the sound different?
a)
Sophie didn’t speak loudly enough.
b)
Sound doesn’t vibrate in the water.
c)
Ears don’t receive sound under water.
d)
Sound moves differently through the water than the air.
4.
Which of the following is the best description of pitch?
a)
how close or far the sound is
b)
how high or low the sound is
c)
how long or short the sound is
d)
how loud or soft the sound is
5.
Which of the following best describes volume?
a)
how close or far the sound is
b)
how high or low the sound is
c)
how long or short the sound is
d)
how loud or soft the sound is
6.
Which of the following would have the highest pitch?
a)
a lion roaring
b)
a man’s voice
c)
the rumble of a truck
d)
a bird chirping
7.
What is the biggest difference between someone yelling and whispering?
a)
the volume
b)
the pitch
8.
Which would have the loudest volume?
a)
a cricket chirping
b)
a dog barking
c)
rain falling
d)
thunder nearby
9.
Terrance was practicing on his drums one afternoon when his mom asked him to play them quieter. What should Terrance do?
a)
put a towel over the drums
b)
tap the drums softer
c)
tap the drums harder
d)
tighten the drums
10.
Megan was listening to her favorite song on the radio. She wanted to hear the song louder but she knew she shouldn’t turn the radio volume up. What could Megan do to hear the song louder?
a)
Close her eyes and focus on the music
b)
Move the radio closer to her
c)
Move the radio farther from her
d)
Tap on the radio
11.
Jaylen put a different amount of water into three different jars. He tapped each of the jars with a spoon and found that the jar with the least amount of water has the highest pitch. Jaylen added another jar, but left it empty. What would be the pitch of the empty jar when tapped with a spoon?
a)
The pitch would be lower than the other jars.
b)
The pitch would be higher than the other jars.
c)
The pitch would not change, but the volume of the sound would increase.
d)
The pitch would not change, but the volume of the sound would decrease.
12.
When tapped by a spoon, the jar with the most water has the lowest pitch of all three jars. What does this say about the vibrations of jar with the most water?
a)
all the jars vibrate the same
b)
the jar with the most water vibrates faster than the other jars
c)
the jar with the most water vibrates slower than the other jars
d)
none of the jars vibrate
13.
As more water is added to the jars, the sound created by tapping itwith a spoon has a lower pitch. What does this say about the volume?
a)
A lower pitch means the volume is softer.
b)
A lower pitch means the volume is louder.
c)
The volume does not change just because the pitch changes.
d)
There is no volume at all
14.
Sound cannot travel through which of the following?
a)
empty space
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
15.
How can you make the pitch of a sound higher?
a)
Turn up the volume
b)
increase the vibration
c)
Shorten the string
d)
hit the string harder
16.
Which of the following will NOT change the pitch of a sound?
a)
the distance from the object
b)
the length of the object
c)
the thickness of the object
d)
the tension of the object
17.
You stand outside a room that has the doors and windows closed. Why can you still hear sounds made inside the room?
a)
Vibrations are absorbed in the doors and windows
b)
Vibrations are reflected inside the room
c)
Vibrations travel through the door and the window
d)
Vibrations echo in the room
18.
If you change the frequency or wavelength of a sound wave, you change the sound
a)
Vibration
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Amplitude
19.
If you change the amplitude, or height of a sound wave, you change the sound
a)
Frequency
b)
Pitch
c)
Vibration
d)
Volume
20.
What does 1 represent?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
21.
What does 2 represent?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
crest
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