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Recap 3

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound travels fastest through _______________.

a)

vacuum

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid

2.

Sound travels slowest through _____________.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

vacuum

3.

How does sound travel?

a)

Sound travels through the vibration of particles.

b)

Sound travels in one direction only.

c)

Sound travels when the particles are not vibrating.

d)

Sound can travel with or without a medium.

4.

Which of the following refers to an empty space?

a)

gas

b)

vacuum

c)

liquid

d)

solid

5.

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

Gas particles are very close to each other.

b)

Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

c)

Solid particles are very close to each other.

d)

Solid particles are a little bit far from each other.

6.

Which of these is not a medium of sound?

a)

metal

b)

air

c)

wood

d)

light

7.

Which sentence best describes how sound travels?

a)

Sound can travel through empty space or through matter.

b)

Sound can travel through solids, liquids, or gases.

c)

Sound can travel through solids and liquids but not through gases.

d)

Sound can travel through liquids and gases but not through solids.

8.
Which of the following is an example of sound traveling through a solid?
a)
When you hear people in another room
b)
When you hear things underwater
c)
When you are talking to the person next to you
d)
Sound cannot travel through solids
9.

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. Sarah replied, "I can hear you!” How did it happen?

a)

Sound travels through a vacuum.

b)

Sound travels from high place to low place.

c)

Maria spoke so loudly.

d)

Sound travels through the string.

10.

Will a homemade telephone made of two cans and a string work better with a tight string or a loose string?

a)

A tight string because it will not come apart as easily.

b)

A loose string because the sound has more space to travel.

c)

A tight string because it can vibrate more.

d)

A loose string because it does not keep on vibrating.

11.

Matter that carries/transports sound is called a _____________.

a)

vacuum

b)

volume

c)

medium

d)

vibration

12.

Sound travels slowest through which of the following forms of matter?

a)

milk

b)

air

c)

desk

d)

door

13.

Sound travels fastest through which of the following forms of matter?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

wall

d)

coffee

14.

Sound cannot travel through which of the following?

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

d)

vacuum

15.

Sound needs a medium in order to travel.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

16.

Sound can be heard in the outer space.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

17.

Complete the sentence: Sound ____________.

a)

cannot travel

b)

travels in all directions

c)

travels in only one direction

18.

Describe a vacuum.

a)

A place with all states of matter

b)

A place with gas but no solid and liquid

c)

A place without gas but with solid and liquid

d)

A place without any states of matter

19.

Is the outer space considered as a vacuum?

a)

No

b)

Yes