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Swann - Sound Unit

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are vibrations?

a)

back and forth movement of molecules

b)

good feelings

c)

light waves

2.

Sound energy cannot travel through...

a)

thick walls

b)

water

c)

areas with no matter

3.

Why does sound travel faster through water than it does through air?

a)

molecules are closer together

b)

molecules are farther apart

4.

What unit is used to measure the volume of a sound?

a)

ears

b)

bananas

c)

decibels

d)

microphones

5.

Sounds waves =

a)

compression waves

b)

light waves

c)

ocean waves

6.

Sound waves can also be referred to as...

a)

hearing waves

b)

longitudinal waves

c)

lasers

7.

What is the section between two compressions known as?

a)

compressions

b)

empty space

c)

lost molecules

d)

rarefactions

8.

Bats use this to help them locate prey?

a)

light waves

b)

the noise of the prey

c)

wings

d)

echolocation

9.

Sound is a form of...

a)

energy

b)

light

10.

An echo is sound being...

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

repeated

11.

Sound travels the fastest through the air?

a)

true

b)

false

12.

SONAR is the mechanical form of...

a)

sound

b)

echolocation

c)

frequency

13.

Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibrations?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

14.

Which technique is the boat using to find the distance from the surface of the ocean to the bottom?

a)

morse code

b)

sonar

c)

radio

d)

sound tracking

15.

A student plans to investigate how sound changes when 4 bottles with different amounts of liquid are struck with a mallet. In which order must the bottles be placed so that the sound changes from a low pitch to a high pitch?

a)

A,B,D,C

b)

B,A,D,C

c)

B,C,A,D

d)

C,D,B,A

16.

Which of these transmits sound the fastest?

a)

water in a pool

b)

a metal rod

c)

air in a balloon

d)

empty space

17.

During a thunderstorm, you see the lightning before you hear thunder. This is because —

a)

light has a greater mass than sound

b)

sound has longer wavelengths than light

c)

light travels faster than sound

d)

sound and light travel at the same speed