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sound basics

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is a type of

a)

light.

b)

voltage.

c)

wave.

d)

matter.

2.

In which medium will sound travel the fastest?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Steel

d)

Vacuum

3.

What unit of measure is used to measure the loudness of sound?

a)

Voltage

b)

Decibels

c)

Joules

d)

Watts

4.

Sound is caused by

a)

force

b)

instruments

c)

vibrations

d)

installations

5.

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

6.

Sounds travel slowest through...

a)

space

b)

gas

c)

solids/metals

d)

liquids

7.

Why can't we hear sound in space?

a)

We wouldn't be able to take off our helmet to hear.

b)

Space has no mass--no gas/ no solids/ no liquids.

c)

It is dark in space.

d)

None of these.

8.

Why do we SEE the lightning before we HEAR the thunder?

a)

Our eyes trick us.

b)

They are two separate things.

c)

Light travels faster than sound.

9.
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
10.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
11.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
12.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity