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Sound

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_____________ is the highness or lowness of a sound.
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Vibration
2.
__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
3.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
4.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
5.
Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
liquids
c)
solids
6.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
7.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
8.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
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.
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
11.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
12.

A sound wave can travel through....

a)

Solids only

b)

Liquids only

c)

Solids, Liquids, and Gas

d)

Gas only

13.
High pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
14.
Low pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
15.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
16.
___________ is made when something vibrates
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
drum
d)
pounding
17.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
18.
High pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
19.
If you increased the tension on a guitar string the pitch would 
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
the string would be silent
20.
High pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
21.
Two identical strings are the same length. One of the strings is pulled tightly and the other string is more loose.
Identify which string will produce a higher-pitched sound when the strings are plucked
a)
the tight string
b)
the loose string
22.
The part of the ear that vibrates first when hearing a sound
a)
eardrum
b)
cochlea
c)
Outer ea
d)
Lobe
23.
If you hear a LOUD sound, what should you not do? 
a)
Use ear plugs
b)
Get closer/ Make the sound louder
c)
Turn down the music or move away from the sound
24.

Sound travels fastest in...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

air

25.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
26.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
27.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air

b)

under water

c)

space

d)

all of the above

28.
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.
29.
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.
30.
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
31.
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
32.

Which of these is NOT a medium?

a)

light

b)

air

c)

wood

d)

metal

33.

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.

34.

How can I produce a sound?

a)

heating an object

b)

hitting an object

c)

moving the mouth

d)

looking an object

35.
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
36.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

ear drums

b)

vocal chords

c)

ears

d)

tongue

37.

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.

38.

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

39.

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

a)

Mass

b)

Density

c)

Volume

d)

Yards

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