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sound

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

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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.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
4.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air

b)

under water

c)

space

d)

all of the above

5.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
6.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
7.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
8.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
9.
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.
10.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
11.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
12.
You stand outside a room that has the doors and windows closed. Why can you still hear sounds made inside the room?
a)
Vibrations are absorbed in the doors and windows
b)
Vibrations are reflected inside the room
c)
Vibrations travel through the door and the window
d)
Vibrations echo in the room
13.
Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?
a)
Our eyes trick us
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
they're two separate things
14.

Which of these is NOT a medium?

a)

light

b)

air

c)

wood

d)

metal

15.

Which sentence BEST describes how sound moves?

a)

Sound can move through solids, liquids, or gases.

b)

Sound can move through empty space or through matter.

c)

Sound can move through solids and liquids but not through gases.

d)

Sound can move through liquids and gases but not through solids.

16.

How can I produce a sound?

a)

heating an object

b)

hitting an object

c)

moving the mouth

d)

looking an object

17.
Which of the following is an example of sound traveling through a solid?
a)
When you hear people in another room
b)
When you hear things underwater
c)
When you are talking to the person next to you
d)
Sound cannot travel through solids
18.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

ear drums

b)

vocal chords

c)

ears

d)

tongue

19.

Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. It was a very long string. Maria went upstairs in her house and Sarah stayed downstairs. Maria spoke softly into the can. "I can hear you!' Sarah said back. How can this happen?

a)

Sound waves travel through a vacuum.

b)

Sound waves travel from high to low.

c)

Sound waves travel through solids like the string.

d)

Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.

20.

Will a homemade telephone made of two cans and a string work better with a tightly-woven string or a loosely-woven string?

a)

a tightly woven string because it will not come apart as easily

b)

a loosely woven string because the sound waves have more room to move

c)

a tightly woven string because sound waves travel best through dense materials

d)

a loosely woven string because sound waves travel best through less dense materials

21.

Sound travels faster in objects that have a greater.....

a)

Mass

b)

Density

c)

Volume

d)

Yards

22.
Sound waves are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
it requires a medium
b)
 high and low
c)
soft or loud
d)
only high frequency
23.
The more_______ a sound has, the greater its _________ is. 
a)
pitch, volume
b)
energy, sound
c)
frequency, vibration
d)
energy, volume
24.
_________ is a form of energy that travels through the air. 
a)
sound
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
wave
25.
___________ is made when something vibrates
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
drum
d)
pounding
26.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
27.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
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
29.
A sound that bounces off a surface is called an ________.
a)
loud sound
b)
echo
c)
repeat
d)
quiet sound
30.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
31.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
32.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
33.
A back and forth movement of matter
a)
volume
b)
vibration
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
34.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
35.
the loudness of a sound
a)
vibration
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
frequency
36.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
37.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
38.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
39.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
40.
Which device measures sound waves?
a)
Oscilloscope
b)
Stethoscope 
c)
Radio
d)
I don't know
41.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo 
42.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
43.
___________ measures  how close or  far particles are.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency 
44.
________ describes how LOUD a sound is. 
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency 
45.
____________ is determined by sound wave's frequency. 
a)
Compression
b)
Pitch 
46.
_______ is the number of waves that pass a certain point at an specific time. 
a)
Frequency 
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
47.
___________ affects how fast or slow sound waves travel. 
a)
Temperature
b)
Speed
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency 
48.
Sound waves travel farther through ________ media, like water or steel. 
a)
Dense 
b)
Light
49.
_______ is how high or low we listen/perceive  a sound. 
a)
Pitch
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
50.
If you had to make some headphones to isolate sound, which material would you use?
a)
Soft, because they absorb sound. 
b)
Hard, because they reflect sound. 

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