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Science: sound

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound is measured in ______
a)
Decibels
b)
Waves
c)
Pitch
d)
Decibles
2.
Sound occurs when air ______ are forced together.
a)
cold
b)
molecules
c)
pitches
d)
frequency
3.
Pitch can be changed by changing how fast the object _____________.
a)
vibrates
b)
changes
c)
velocity
d)
shifts
4.
Sound must travel through a ______ to move from one place to another.
a)
space
b)
pitch
c)
medium
d)
frequency
5.
True or false: You can hear me scream in space.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Which is NOT a medium?
a)
solid
b)
pitch
c)
liquid
d)
gas
7.
Sound travels in which direction?
a)
down
b)
forward 
c)
up
d)
all directions
8.
If a sound bounces back it is called ______________.
a)
frequency
b)
sound
c)
pitch
d)
an echo
9.
If a sound is reflected it's called ______________.
a)
frequency
b)
sound
c)
pitch
d)
an echo
10.
What is the biggest difference between someone yelling and whispering?
a)
the volume
b)
the pitch
11.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
12.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
13.
What do bats boats and dolphins have in common
a)
Sight
b)
Large ears
c)
Echolocation
d)
Swim in the sea
14.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
15.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
16.
What do bats and dolphins use to find things? 
a)
their eyes
b)
their ears
c)
echolocation
17.
This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through.  Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
18.
Illuminated means an object
a)
reflects light
b)
emits its own light
c)
absorbs all light
d)
cannot be seen
19.
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 
20.
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. 
21.
What part of the ear is #3?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Hammer
c)
Ear drum
d)
Ear canal
22.
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
23.
________ is the ability to tell the difference between sounds.
a)
Pitch
b)
Vibration
c)
Sound discrimination
d)
Volume
24.
when sound bounces off an object
a)
reflect
b)
frquency
c)
trough
d)
transmit
25.
During which part of the day should no sound be heard? ;)
a)
During Computers
b)
During science
c)
When the teachers ranting
d)
All of the above