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Sound Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is pitch

a)

what a pitcher throws

b)

he caught the pitch

c)

how high or low a sound is

2.

True or False


Sound is energy

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The __________________ of a sound can be described by "low" or "high"

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

second

4.

The ___________________ describes how loud or soft the sound is

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

magnitude

5.

What is a turning fork?

a)

a fork you eat with

b)

A piece of metal shaped like a "U" with a stem on it

c)

A piece of wood shaped like a "U" with a stem on it.

d)

nothing

6.

Sound is caused by

a)

noise

b)

wind

c)

vibration

d)

energy

7.

When pitch gets higher the vibration gets

a)

slower

b)

harder

c)

softer

d)

faster

8.

When pitch gets lower the vibration gets

a)

slower

b)

harder

c)

softer

d)

faster

9.

A ______________________ is the repeated back and forth motion

a)

magnitude

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

vibration

10.

true or false


Sounds two important characteristics are low and high

a)

true

b)

false, pitch and volume

11.

When working with a tuning fork students should

a)

strike it as hard as possible on a hard surface

b)

dip it in water

c)

strike it on a soft surface

d)

strike it while running

12.

Which is a way to describe sound?

a)

weight

b)

color

c)

volume

d)

shape

13.

Look at the picture. Peter plugged each string. Which string has the lowest pitch

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

One of the strings in the picture above has a higher pitch than all the others. Why?

a)

it does not vibrate

b)

it vibrates more quickly than the others

c)

it makes the softest sound

d)

It vibrates very slowly

15.

True or False


Lower pitches vibrate slower than higher pitches

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Jayden can hardly make a sound with his voice. This condition is called

a)

Tooth decay

b)

arthritis

c)

charley horse

d)

laryngitis

17.

Emma made a straw oboe. What changes when Emma cover a hole on the straw

a)

the temperature of the air

b)

the speed that the air moves

c)

the length of the column of air

d)

the length of the straw

18.

Emma cut a notch in the end of the straw oboe. Why?

a)

a notch fits better in Emma's mouth

b)

a triangle shape makes high sounds

c)

short straws make loud sounds

d)

the notch moves to make the sound

19.

Emma then made a straw reed trombone. When the trombone is shorter is makes a _____________ sound

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

quiet

d)

louder

20.

True or False

Sound can travel faster than light

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The passageway to the delicate part of the ear is the __________________

a)

ear canal

b)

ear drum

c)

ear

d)

ear wax

22.

The thin tissue between the outer and middle ear is the ______________

a)

ear canal

b)

ear drum

c)

ear wax

23.

Jackson made a guitar. He used the same fishing line to make all the strings. Which describes the shortest string?

a)

the loudest sound

b)

the softest sound

c)

the highest sound

d)

the lowest sound

24.

How does sound reach our ears?

a)

air cools down

b)

air warms up

c)

air slows down

d)

air vibrates