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Sound 1

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are sounds made?

a)

when we turn on the radio

b)

when things vibrate

c)

when there is friction

d)

when we sing a song

2.

which instrument produce a sound when we pluck it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

which part of a bee that produce sound?

a)

antennae

b)

wings

c)

leg

d)

sting

4.
What is needed for a sound to be made?
a)
discrimination
b)
pitch
c)
vibration
d)
volume
5.
Sound cannot travel through which of the following?
a)
empty space
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
6.

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.

7.

A place where no sound exists is_____________.

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

8.

Sound is produced by the __________ of the particles.

a)

motions

b)

vibrations

c)

rotations

d)

accelerations

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.
Sound travels through solids.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
1.  Sound can’t travel through liquids.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
1.  Without matter, sound waves could not travel.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
1.  Sound travels through gas.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?
a)
The sound spreads out.
b)
Your voice gets louder.
c)
You are screaming.
d)
The sound energy is directed in one direction.
15.

Sound is a form of 

a)

Music

b)

Energy

c)

Strength

d)

Beats

16.
_____________ is the highness or lowness of a sound.
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Vibration
17.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
18.
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
19.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
20.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
21.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
22.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
23.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
24.

What is the definition of Period?

a)

How long it takes to complete one wave.

b)

How often a wave goes by.

c)

How many waves can be completed in one second.

d)

None of these.

25.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
26.
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
27.
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
28.
What is pitch?
a)
the back and forth movement of matter
b)
how loud a sound is
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the number of vibrations per second
29.

Sound can travel through____________________________________________.

a)

Solids, liquids, and empty space

b)

Solids, liquids, and gases

c)

Solids, empty space, and gases

d)

Only Solids

30.

Which sound wave shows a high pitch sound?

a)
b)
31.

Which sound wave shows a low pitch sound?

a)
b)
32.

We are also a source of a sound too. Which part of our body make a sound?

a)

ear

b)

eyes

c)

nose

d)

vocal cord

33.

Which tools usually use to measure sound?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

This activity proof that sound travel through...

a)

air

b)

liquid

c)

solid

35.

This picture proofs that sound travel through ....

a)

air

b)

liquid

c)

solid

36.

Which of these sound waves has the highest frequency?

a)
b)
c)
37.

Which sound waves have the same pitch but different loudness?

a)

1 & 2

b)

2 & 4

c)

1 & 4

d)

2 & 3

38.

Sound A has a higher pitch than sound B. What must be true?

a)

Sound A has a higher frequency than sound B.

b)

Sound B has a higher frequency than sound A.

c)

Sound A and Sound B have the same frequencies.

39.

Which of the following does not produce sound?

a)

A hammer hitting the rubber .

b)

Explosion in outer space.

c)

A bell ringing in the water.

d)

Whispering into someone’s ear.

40.
What part of the ear is #1?
a)
Ear drum
b)
Outer ear
c)
Ear canal
d)
Cochlea
41.
What part of the ear is #2?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Ear wax
c)
Ear drum
d)
Outer ear 
42.
What part of the ear is #3?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Hammer
c)
Ear drum
d)
Ear canal
43.

Who would hear the song at the lowest volume?

a)

child 1

b)

child 2

c)

child 3

d)

child 4

44.

Sound waves that are beyond the range of human ear are known as ----

a)

Infrasonic waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

45.

If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___

a)

speed

b)

amplitude

c)

volume

d)

frequency

46.

1 hertz is equal to

a)

1 vibration per minute

b)

10 vibrations per minute

c)

60 vibrations per minute

d)

600 vibrations per minute

47.

A form of energy that acts on the ears so a person can hear

a)

Sound

b)

Noise

c)

Frequency

d)

Decibel

48.

A number scale which indicates the loudness of sound (dB)

a)

Sound

b)

Noise

c)

Frequency

d)

Decibel

49.

A rapid motion back and forth.

a)

Sonar

b)

Echolocation

c)

Vibration

d)

Music

50.

Sound cannot Travel through

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Vacuum

51.

Voice of which of the following is likely to have a minimum frequency?

a)

Baby girl

b)

Baby boy

c)

A man

d)

A woman

52.

A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 seconds. Find its time period and frequency

a)

1 sec. , 10 Hz

b)

0.1 sec , 10 Hz

c)

4 secs , 40 Hz

d)

0.1 sec, 1 hz

53.

A sound with a frequency below 20 Hz can be heard by

a)

Man

b)

Woman

c)

Elderly persons

d)

Elephant

54.

for normal person , audible frequency range is

a)

20 Hz -20 kHz

b)

2 Hz-20 kHz

55.

Bats can hear frequency up to__________

a)

120,00 Hz

b)

120,000 Hz

56.

What is volume ?

a)

Matter

b)

Measure of loudness

c)

Vacuum

d)

Medium

e)

Energy

57.
Which of the following would have the highest pitch?
a)
a lion's roar
b)
a bird chirping
c)
beating a drum
d)
a cow's moo
58.

What is this a picture of????

a)

a transverse wave

b)

a light wave

c)

a EMS wave

d)

a compressional wave

59.

What type of wave is used to see this picture?

a)

sonar

b)

ultrasound

c)

frequency

d)

pitch

60.

What parts are #8?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Auditory Nerves

c)

Ear Bones

d)

Ossicles

61.

What does voice box or larynx of human produces?

(a)  

62.

In which medium sound propagates the maximum?

(a)  

63.

Name the sound producing organ in human

(a)  

64.

Do all bodies produce sound?

(a)  

65.

What is the unit of frequency?

(a)  

66.

What is the maximum displacement of an oscillating object is called?

(a)  

67.

What is the unit of loudness?

(a)  

68.

Sound of frequency lower than 20 Hz is called the (a)   .

69.

The (a)   nerve is also present in the inner ear.

70.

Sounds which are unpleasant to the ear is called (a)  

71.

Too much noise in our surroundings that causes discomfort is called (a)   .

72.

Sounds of frequencies higher than 20,000 Hz are called the (a)   sound.

73.

(a)   is the time taken by a vibrating body for one complete vibration.

74.

Above (a)   the noise becomes physically painful.

75.

Plantation on the roadside can reduce (a)   .

76.

The hearing range of human ears is (a)   .

77.

The loudness of normal breathing of human is (a)   .

78.

The loudness of sound is determined by the (a)   of vibration.

79.

The shrillness of a sound is determined by the (a)   of vibration.

80.

……………. Is proportional to the square of amplitude.

(a)  

81.

Sound absorbing materials are required in auditorium to avoid ……………

(a)  

82.

A medium is necessary for (a)   of sound.

83.

Sound is generated by the rhythmic (a)   of an object

84.

Sound cannot travel in (a)  

85.

What is the outer part of ear called (a)  

86.

Pitch of sound is determined by its (a)  

87.

The number of vibrations made by a vibrating body in one second is (a)  

88.

The vocal cords in males are of length (a)  

89.

(a)   of a sound is how our ears react to the frequency of a sound.

90.

If the amplitude becomes twice, the loudness increases by a factor of (a)