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Sound Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is the number of waves that move past a point in a certain amount of time

a)

frequency

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

2.

The ________ of a sound is how high or low the sound is.

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

noise

d)

freqeuncy

3.

_________ is a form of energy produced by vibrating objects

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

energy

d)

friction

4.

__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound

a)

noise

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

sound

5.

Sound travels the fastest through which of these materials?

a)

empty space

b)

air

c)

water

d)

solid

6.

What must happen in order for sound waves to form?

a)

A electric current must flow

b)

A certain frequency must be reached

c)

The volume must be loud

d)

Matter must vibrate

7.

What happens to a sound if the frequency of a vibration increases?

a)

the pitch increases

b)

the volume decreases

c)

the sound echos

d)

the sound gets louder

8.

What happens to a sound if the amplitude of a wave increases?

a)

the pitch decreases

b)

the volume increases

c)

the sound echos

d)

the sound gets lower

9.

Why do the thin strings on a guitar produce a higher pitch than the thick strings?

a)

The vibration of the thin string is weaker than the thick string

b)

The vibration of the thin string is stronger than the thick string

c)

The thin string vibrates faster than the thick string

d)

The thin strong vibrates slower than the thick string

10.

Which of the following properties of sound is determined by the strength of the vibrations creating the sound?

(Hint: think about the boomwhackers)

a)

speed

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

none of the above

11.

In class, we experimented with boomwhackers (tubes). When the teacher hit the tube gently, it made a soft sound. When the teacher hit the tube hard, it made a loud sound.

What is the difference between the two kinds of sounds?

a)

the pitch

b)

the thickness

c)

the length

d)

the volume

12.

Sound can travel in space.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the amount of energy in a wave?

a)

energy

b)

solar energy

c)

amplitude

d)

heat

14.

Mrs. Hughes is tapping her foot softly on the ground. When Mr. Whitmire and Ms. Ashley are standing up, they can barely hear her foot tapping. If they put their ears on the floor however, the sound is very loud. Why is this?

a)

Sound waves reflect off of light particles

b)

Sound waves travel faster through air than solids

c)

Sound waves travel faster through solids than air

d)

Sound waves are blocked by other sound waves

15.

__________ is the distance between a point on one wave and a similar point on another wave.

a)

frequency

b)

Pitch

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude.