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Lesson 4, 5 & 6 Cumulative Sound Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of energy is produced and transmitted by vibrating matter?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
d)
Electricity
2.
In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
3.
Sound waves are unable to travel in a...
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Vacuum
4.
Sound travels as a...
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Ocean Wave
c)
Compression Wave
d)
Slinky Wave
5.

Sound travels the ____________ in a solid like wood.

a)

fastest

b)

slowest

6.

Sound travels the _________ through a gas like air.

a)

fastest

b)

slowest

7.

What is

-determined by the amount of energy in a sound wave?

-relates to the intensity and volume of a sound?

-represented by the height of the wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Pitch

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Compression

8.
In a sound wave, the area where there are fewer molecules and they are spread out is a...
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
9.
What is the distance between two compressions or two rarefactions?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
10.
Sound is a form of .............
a)
Matter
b)
Electricity
c)
Energy
11.
Which material would sound travel through the fastest?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Steel
d)
Cloth
12.
Sound is a form of energy produced by .........
a)
Electricity
b)
Light
c)
Matter
d)
Vibrations
13.

During a thunderstorm, you see lightning before you hear thunder. This is because .......

a)

Sound and light travel at the same speed.

b)

Sound is faster than light.

c)

Light is faster than sound.

14.

Which solid will sound travel through the fastest?

a)

gold

b)

pyrex glass

c)

stainless steel

15.

A(n) ________ is a reflected sound.

a)

vibration

b)

echo

c)

pitch

d)

volume

16.

Based on the chart, which statement is true?

a)

Sound travels faster in cooler temperatures.

b)

Sound travels slower in cooler temperatures.

17.

Number 2

a)

Wavelength

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Compression

18.

Number 1

a)

Transverse

b)

Compression

19.

Number 3

a)

Wavelength

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Compression

20.

Number 4

a)

Wavelength

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Compression

21.
A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
medium, high
d)
high, medium
22.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
23.

Which of these would have the slowest vibrations?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
25.

What do waves look like when they're high-pitched?

a)
b)
26.

What do waves look like when they're low-pitched?

a)
b)
27.

Why do astronauts have to communicate through a radio is space?

a)

Sound cannot travel through a medium.

b)

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

28.

The diagram shows a research vessel using sonar to map the ocean floor.


Upon which basic behavior of sound waves does this technology depend?

a)

absorption

b)

compression

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

29.

Through which medium is it impossible to transmit sound waves?

a)

space

b)

rock

c)

air

d)

water

30.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
31.
When a car moves towards you, the sound of its horn seems relatively...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
32.

Some animals use this to navigate and hunt

a)

frequency

b)

ecolocation

c)

vibration

33.

The higher the ____ the higher the ___

a)

pitch, frequency

b)

frequency, pitch

34.

What is volume?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

the loudness or softness of a sound

c)

vibrations moving through a medium

35.
Which of the following would have the highest pitch?
a)
a lion roaring
b)
a man’s voice
c)
the rumble of a truck
d)
a bird chirping
36.

The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create _________?

a)

An echo

b)

A wave

37.

Soft surfaces _______ sound waves.

a)

Reflect

b)

Absorb

38.

Why is absorption of sound important ?

a)

Our ears can be damaged if the intensity of sound is too high

b)

To ensure high frequency sounds

c)

To ensure high amplitude sounds

39.

Which types of materials are good absorbers of sound

a)

Thin

b)

Thick

40.

2. Which types of materials are good reflectors of sound

a)

Thin

b)

Thick

c)

Hard and flat

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