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REVIEWER IN SCIENCE 8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
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.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
5.
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.
6.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
7.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
8.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
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.

True or False: Sound waves are produced when something vibrates.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

As the same speed

12.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
13.
In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
14.

True or False: Sound needs a medium.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Sound waves travel the fastest through ---

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

16.
Which factor does not affect the speed of sound:
a)
temperature
b)
distance
c)
density
d)
elasticity
17.
The ability of a material to bounce back after being disturbed is called:
a)
elasticity
b)
density
c)
rebound
d)
springiness
18.
The more density an object has, the ______________ sound travels through it.
a)
slower
b)
faster
19.
The warmer an object is, the ____________ sound will travel through it.
a)
faster
b)
slower
20.

The unit N/m2 is a unit of pressure. 1N/m2 is also equivalent to

(a)  

21.

Another name for Young's modulus

(a)  

22.

We can hear sound on the moon?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Estimate the speed of sound in a solid if the elastic modulus is 2.7X109 N/m2 and its density is 8500kg/m3.

(a)  

24.

Find the elastic modulus of a solid metal of a metal that has a speed a speed of sound is 5 300m/s and the density is

2 750kg/m3

(a)  

25.

The speed of sound in aluminum is 6320m/s. if its elstic modulus is 1.9x1011 Pa, what is its density?

(a)