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Formative Assessment: Sound

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound travels fastest in...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

air

2.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
3.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air

b)

under water

c)

space

d)

all of the above

4.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
5.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
6.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
7.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

Space is too far away.

b)

There is no air in space.

c)

Space is the final frontier

d)

Space has planets.

8.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
9.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
10.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
11.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
12.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
13.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
14.

4. Why do we hear thunder after we see a flash of lightning , usually some time later?

a)

Sound travels at a speed of 300,000,000 m/s. while light travels at a speed of 330 m/s.

b)

Sound travels at a speed of 330 m/s while light travels at a speed of 3,000,000 m/s.

c)

Sound travels at a speed of 330 m/s while light travels at a speed of 300,000,000 m/s.

d)

Because imagine dragons thunder, feel the thunder.

15.
Sound that is reflected is called an ___________ .
a)
echo
b)
refraction
c)
decibel
d)
transmission
16.

What part of the wave are the arrows pointing to?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Origin

17.

Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?

a)
b)
c)
18.

As the temperature of a medium increases, the sound waves will travel ____________.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

As the same speed

19.

The part of the ear that is spiral shaped and will send nerve impulses to the auditory nerve is the ________.

a)

Ear drum

b)

Cochlea

c)

Outer Ear

20.

True or False: According to the Doppler Effect, if a sound source is moving TOWARDS you, the pitch should be getting higher.

a)

True

b)

False