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WorksheetsSOUND SCIENCE
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
How does sound travel or reach our ears?
Wind
Air
Vibrations
Water
Which of the following sounds is the loudest?
A baby crying
A bus driving
An ant carrying food
A plane taking off
Which of the following sounds is the quietest?
A clock ticking
A door banging
Playing the drums
A phone ringing
How do we measure sound?
Decimals
Decibel
Decipel
Mg
Can sound travel through different materials?
Yes, every material.
No, none.
Just some materials including air and water
Only air
Name one piece of equipmwnt we can use to make sound louder.
A microphone
A speaker
Ear plugs
Both A & B
When is a sound louder?
When the sound wave is smaller
When the sound wave is bigger
When there is no sound wave
Both A & C
Name the instrument in the picture above.
Guitar
Harp
Violin
Banjo
Something we can hear with our ears is ______________
Light
Sound
Heat
Energy
Examples of soft sounds are ______________
thunder and train
alarm fire and whisper
bird's chirping and violin
violin and drum
Humans have ______________ which vibrates to produce sounds.
vocal cords
vocal lesson
vocalist
volcano
Sound is made by ______________
musical instrument
people
animals
vibrations
What can damage our ears?
soft sounds
nice sounds
loud sounds
beautiful sound
we can hear people ______________
sing and dance
talk and sleep
sing and talk
chirping and barking
Drilling, thunder and train are examples of ______________ sounds.
soft sounds
nice sounds
loud sounds
relaxing sounds
Sounds can help ______________ us of danger.
relax
sing
damage
warn
Nice music can help us to ______________
cry
be sad
relax
get angry
What thing can warn us of danger?
We can hear the sound using our ....
eyes
ears
nose
mouth
What is the source of the sound above?
human
drum
guitar
phone
What sound is it?
Whose ear is it?
elephant
cat
rabbit
fox
The softest sound from these sources of the sounds below is ....
What is sound?
Sound is actually light bouncing off of walls
Sound is when a person or thing makes noise
Sound is a form of energy that travels in waves (for us to hear)
Sound is caused by vibrations
The frequency of a sound wave determines...
Volume (loudness or softness)
Pitch (highness or lowness)
Timbre (what it sounds like)
How much hearing loss someone suffers
What happened during the spoon and string experiment?
When I hit the spoon against the desk, nothing happened
When I hit the spoon against the desk, I could hear a "bell" sound
When I hit the spoon against the desk, I felt a vibration on the string
When I hit the spoon against the desk, it sounded like a kazoo
Which unit can be used to measure sound's volume?
Decimals
Hertz
Loudness/softness
Decibels
If you put your fingers on your throat and sing a song, you can feel vibrations made by your...
Vocal chords
Tongue
Lips
Lungs
True or False: You could hear sounds in space
True
False
True or False: Sound needs a medium.
True
False
True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.
False
True
Which of these best explains the sounds they produce?
The long tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is longer.
The long tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is shorter.
The short tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is longer
The short tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is shorter.
What causes a sound to begin?
spinning
shifting
bending
vibrating
A scientist investigates whether very loud sounds affect the growth of plants. What is the most important safety practice the scientist should follow?
She should work with a partner.
She should handle the plants with forceps.
She should wear goggles to protect her eyes.
She should wear ear plugs to protect her ears.
The best way for a drummer to increase the volume of his or her drumming would be to
Hit a smaller drum
Hit the drum with more force
Hit the drum with less force
Hit a larger drum
The tightness of the strings on a musical instrument can cause sound to change. What kind of sounds do tighter strings produce?
loud volume
soft volume
high pitched
low pitched
You talk to someone in a low voice in the cafeteria. How might you talk?
screech
shout
whisper
yell
Suppose you tap a drum. This causes the drumhead to vibrate. What happens next?
no sound is made
particles in the air vibrate
the sound is heard
the sound reaches someone’s ear
