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Sound Unit Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something must __________to make a sound.

a)

Energy

b)

Sound Wave

c)

Vibrate

d)

Matter

2.

What is energy that we hear called?

a)

Sound

b)

Vibration

c)

Matter

d)

Sound wave

3.

You can see sound waves.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Sound waves can make your eardrum vibrate.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Sound waves travel through gases best.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Sound waves travel in all directions.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

When sound is loud or soft.

a)

Amplify

b)

Noise pollution

c)

Volume

9.

An object that vibrates fast

a)

has a low pitch

b)

has a high pitch

c)

is often thick

d)

is often very long in length

10.

John is sitting in front at a band concert. If he walks t o the back of the auditorium

a)

the music will get softer

b)

the music will sound the same

c)

the music will get louder

d)

the music will get higher in pitch

11.

Alex struck a tuning fork and brought it near some water. What will happen to the water?

a)

It will get warm.

b)

It will get shiny.

c)

It will not move.

d)

It will vibrate.

12.

Why are the boys able to hear each other?

a)

Vibrations are carried through the string.

b)

Light waves are carried through the string.

c)

Radio waves are made by the cans.

d)

Electricity flows through the string.

13.

What would be a way to make a sound softer?

a)

increasing the amount of energy used to make the sound

b)

decreasing the amount of energy used to make the sound

c)

changing the direction of the sound wave

d)

not changing the direction of the sound wave

14.

What is volume?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

how loud or soft a sound is

c)

the number of times an object vibrates

15.

Which material does sound travel the best through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

space

16.

Joe has a thin string and a thick string on his guitar. Which one will make the highest pitch?

a)

thin

b)

thick

17.

The amplitude of sound increased in this picture of a sound wave. What caused it?

a)

There was a decrease in volume.

b)

There was a increase in volume.

c)

The pitch got higher

d)

The pitch got lower

18.

Jar A has a lower pitch than Jar B. What type of pitch would Jar C produce?

a)

high pitch

b)

low pitch

c)

no pitch

d)

medium pitch

19.

What type of vibrations does a high pitch object have?

a)

The vibrations move faster.

b)

The vibrations move slower.

c)

The do not move.

20.

The back and forth movement that creates sound is called a

a)

Vibration

b)

Pitch

c)

Volume

d)

Echo

21.

Which direction does sound travel?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

e)

In all directions

22.

How loud or soft something sounds is called

a)

Volume

b)

Pitch

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Energy

23.

How high or low a sound is

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Frequency

d)

Vibrations

24.

High pitches are cause by

a)

fast vibrations

b)

slow vibrations

c)

loud vibrations

d)

soft vibrations

25.

Low pitches are caused by

a)

fast vibrations

b)

slow vibrations

c)

loud vibrations

d)

soft vibrations

26.

When sound bounces off of an object it is called a(an)

a)

pitch

b)

vibration

c)

echo

d)

eardrum

27.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sounds travels in waves
b)
sound travels slow
c)
sound travels fast
d)
sound doesn't travel
28.
What is vibration?
a)
the rate at which sound waves occur
b)
movement back and forth
c)
how high or low a sound is
29.
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
30.
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
31.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air

b)

under water

c)

space

d)

all of the above

32.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
33.
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.
34.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

ear drums

b)

vocal chords

c)

ears

d)

tongue