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Sound Review 1

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________________________ is the highness or lowness of a sound as determined by its vibration.

a)

Vibration

b)

A sound wave

c)

Volume

d)

Pitch

2.
You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the  atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
3.
Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?
a)
The sound spreads out.
b)
Your voice gets louder.
c)
You are screaming.
d)
The sound energy is directed in one direction.
4.

Sound that is reflected is called a(n) ___________ .

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

decibel

d)

transmission

5.

Why do shorter wind instruments produce a higher pitch sound?

a)

The chamber(column) is longer.

b)

They have strings.

c)

The chamber(column) is shorter.

d)

The chamber(column) is wider.

6.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
7.

A long string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

higher

d)

lower

8.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
9.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
10.

A short string makes a _______ pitch than a long string.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

higher

d)

lower

11.

What type of materials REFLECT sound?

a)

hard materials

b)

smooth materials

c)

both hard and smooth materials

d)

porous (full of holes)materials

12.
What do bats and dolphins use to find things? 
a)
their eyes
b)
their ears
c)
echolocation
13.
which is a tool that is used in medicine to view internal organs and pregnancy.
a)
radar
b)
doppler
c)
ultrasound
d)
sonar
14.
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
15.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
16.
Which one does NOT change the pitch of a sound?
a)
tension
b)
length
c)
size
d)
volume
17.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
18.
A sound wave is produced when an object …
a)
Vibrates
b)
Accelerates
c)
Remains stationary
d)
Travels in a circle
19.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Pitch can be changed by changing how fast the object _____________.
a)
vibrates
b)
changes
c)
velocity
d)
shifts
21.
Sound travels in which direction?
a)
down
b)
forward 
c)
up
d)
all directions
22.
When frequency is low, the pitch is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
23.
High pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
24.
What do you need to do to make a louder sound on a wind instrument?
a)
pluck a thin string
b)
pluck a thick string
c)
blow lightly through the instrument
d)
blow harder through the instrument
25.
A quick back and forth motion
a)
frequency
b)
vibration
c)
amplitude
d)
pitch
26.
A wave’s bouncing off a surface
a)
echo
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
27.
If a thick rubber band and a thin rubber band are plucked, the thicker one produces a _______ pitched sound
a)
higher
b)
lower
28.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
29.
Stretching guitar strings or wires will produce a _______ pitched sound.
a)
higher
b)
lower
30.

What do you know about sound in space?

a)

Sound CANNOT travel through space because it is dark & cold in space.

b)

Sound CANNOT travel through space because space is a vacuum & sound needs a medium to travel through.

c)

Sound CAN travel through space but light CANNOT travel through space.

31.

Which shows the frequency for the sound a whistle makes when the teacher blows it at the end of recess?

a)

b)

32.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
33.
What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?
a)
it would make a low pitch sound
b)
it would make a high pitch sound
c)
it produces a slow vibrations
d)
it produces low frequency
34.
What unit of measure is used for volume?
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)

decibel (dB)

d)

Hertz (Hz)

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