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Hearing and Sound

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the ear helps with balance?

a)

anvil

b)

stirrup

c)

ear drum

d)

cochlea

2.

How is sound measured?

a)

by a ruler

b)

decibels

c)

centimeters

d)

inches

3.

What part of the body helps us to hear besides just the ear?

a)

ear canal

b)

muscles

c)

brain

d)

neck

4.

What is an example of a low pitched sound?

a)

a cat meowing

b)

a dog barking

c)

piano playing

d)

a drum

5.

What is the word that means the same thing as volume?

a)

sensory

b)

frequency

c)

intensity

d)

noise

6.

What is the name for the highness and lowness of sound?

a)

volume

b)

high

c)

low

d)

pitch

7.

What is the speed of sound through the air?

a)

10,000 feet per second

b)

196,000 miles per second

c)

2,000 feet per second

d)

1,000 feet per second

8.

Sound waves travel slowest through

a)

air

b)

clouds

c)

rain

d)

solids

9.

What do sound, light, heat, and electricity have in common?

a)

auditory

b)

both have noise

c)

energy

d)

pitch

10.

What happens when an object vibrates very fast, the pitch is?

a)

low

b)

high

c)

soft

d)

slow

11.

How do sound waves travel compared to light waves?

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

the same

12.

When does sound occur?

a)

When you hear a noise.

b)

When something is really loud.

c)

When something vibrates.

13.

How does sound travel best?

a)

through a solid

b)

through the sky

c)

through the air

d)

on a boat

14.

Sound waves can travel through

a)

air, light, night

b)

clouds, darkness, rain

c)

air, solid, liquid