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Sound Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does frequency do to a sound?

a)

Changes the volume

b)

Changes the pitch

c)

Turns it off

d)

Turns it on

2.

describe what is happening on this sound wave

a)

Volume decreases then increases

b)

Volume increases then decreases

3.

Where is there no sound?

a)

Outer space

b)

In a vacuum

4.

Frequency = the number of ____ per second

a)

decibels

b)

vibrations

c)

pitches

5.

If a string on a guitar vibrates quickly, what does that tell you about the sound?

a)

It is loud.

b)

It is soft.

c)

It has a high pitch.

d)

It has a low pitch.

6.

What makes a higher pitched sound, a short instrument or a long one?

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Neither

d)

Both

7.

What does changing amplitude do to a sound?

a)

Changes the pitch

b)

Changes the volume

c)

Changes the color

d)

Changes the music

8.

Sound travels fastest through __________ and slowest through ____________.

a)

gasses, solids

b)

gasses, liquids

c)

solids, gasses

d)

liquids, solids

9.

Which sound wave shows the highest frequency?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

pink

10.

The sound with greater _______________ has ________________ pitch.

a)

frequency, lower

b)

amplitude, lower

c)

frequency, higher

d)

amplitude, higher

11.

Why does sound travel fastest through solids and slowest through gases?

a)

It doesn't absorb the sound.

b)

Gas particles are close together and sound bounces off.

c)

Solid particles are close together and sound bounces off.

d)

The wavelengths are different size.

12.

True or False: Sound is created by objects that vibrate.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which sound wave shows a low pitch?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

14.

Order materials through which sound travels from fastest to slowest.

a)

liquid, gas, solid

b)

solid, gas, liquid

c)

gas, solid, liquid

d)

solid, liquid, gas

15.

Why is there no sound in a vacuum (outer space)?

a)

It is too far away for anyone to hear it.

b)

The vacuum is too loud.

c)

There is no matter for the vibrations to travel through.