WorksheetsSound Review 4
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Pitch?
a)
How loud or soft a sound is
b)
muscle that holds vocal cords
c)
movement back and forth
d)
how high or low a sound is
2.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sounds travels in waves
b)
sound travels slow
c)
sound travels fast
d)
sound doesn't travel
3.
What is volume?
a)
How high or low a sounds is
b)
reflected sound that comes back and is repeated
c)
how loud or soft sound is
d)
movement back and forth
4.
What is vibration?
a)
the rate at which sound waves occur
b)
movement back and forth
c)
how high or low a sound is
5.
Sound travels fastest through...
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solids/metals
d)
space
6.
Why can't we hear sound in space?
a)
can't take our helmet off to hear
b)
Space has no mass / no gas/ solids/ liquids
c)
because it's dark
d)
Don't know, I've never been to space
7.
What happens when we hear an echo?
a)
We know there is danger
b)
there must be someone yelling back to us
c)
Sound is reflected off a surface and repeated back
d)
sounds waves are traveling really fast
8.
Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?
a)
Our eyes trick us
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
they're two separate things
9.
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
10.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
11.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
12.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
13.
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
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.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
16.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
17.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
18.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves.
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
19.
_______ is the number of waves that pass a certain point at an specific time.
a)
Frequency
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
20.
_______ is how high or low we listen/perceive a sound.
a)
Pitch
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
21.
Sound travels at different speeds through different mediums. Through which medium would your voice travel the fastest?
a)
Air on a cold winter morning
b)
Air on a hot summer afternoon
c)
A metal wall
d)
A pool
22.
Your __________ vibrate when you talk
a)
stomach
b)
lips
c)
ears
d)
vocal cords
23.
An oscilloscope shows sound ________
a)
vibrations
b)
patterns
c)
imitations
d)
waves
24.
Sound can be measured in ________. It is recommended that humans not be exposed to volumes over 85 _______ for long periods of time.
a)
decimals
b)
frequency
c)
hertz
d)
decibels
25.
Which of the following scenarios would result in sound being produced?
a)
Taking a nap
b)
Sharpening your pencil
c)
Looking out a window
d)
Thinking about your homework
26.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
27.
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.
28.
A note is played on a guitar. Next, a lower note is played on the guitar. Which of these statements describes the lower note?
a)
Both notes vibrated at the same speed.
b)
The second note vibrated slower.
c)
The second note vibrates at a higher frequency.
d)
The second note vibrated faster.
29.
Which of these is NOT a medium?
a)
light
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
metal
30.
Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. It was a very long string. Maria went upstairs in her house and Sarah stayed downstairs. Maria spoke softly into the can. "I can hear you!' Sarah said back. How can this happen?
a)
Sound waves travel through a vacuum.
b)
Sound waves travel from high to low.
c)
Sound waves travel through solids like the string.
d)
Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.
31.
Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?
a)
b)
c)
32.
Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?
a)
b)
c)
33.
This is the unit used to measure the frequency of a sound.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Hertz
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