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Sound

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

..... are made when things or air vibrate.

a)

Sounds

b)

Friction

2.

Plucking, hitting, blowing and shaking are some ways to make things ..... and produce sounds.

a)

Vibrate

b)

Shaking

3.

...... in our voice-box vibrate and make sounds when we talk or sing.

a)

The vocal chord

b)

The throat chord

4.

Vibrations from the sources of sound travel through materials to our .....

a)

Mouth

b)

Ears

5.

Sounds can travel through air, liquids and solids.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Small vibrations produce ........

a)

Soft sounds

b)

Low sounds

7.

Large vibrations produce .......

a)

High sounds

b)

Loud sounds

8.

A soft sound has a ........ and sound level.

a)

Low volume

b)

Soft volume

9.

A loud sound has a ...... and sound level.

a)

High volume

b)

Soft volume

10.

Sound levels are measured in the unit ........

a)

Meter (M)

b)

decibel (dB)

11.

A ........... can be used to measure sound levels.

a)

Voice-level meter

b)

Sound-level meter

12.

Unwanted sounds are called ......

a)

Pitch

b)

Noise

13.

We can wear ear defenders such as ......... to keep out noise and protect our ears.

a)

earmuffs and cotton buds

b)

earmuffs and earplugs

14.

These are some other ways to keep out noise:

a)

Using carpets and soft cushions

b)

Open doors and windows

15.

These are some other ways to keep out noise:

a)

Hanging curtains

b)

Open doors and windows

16.

A high-pitched sound is made when...........

a)

a thing or material vibrates quickly.

b)

a thing or material vibrates slowly.

17.

A low-pitched sound is made when ........

a)

a thing or material vibrates quickly.

b)

a thing or material vibrates slowly.

18.

...... is different from loudness or volume.

a)

Pitch

b)

Sound

19.

A loud or soft sound can be high-pitched or low-pitched

a)

True

b)

False

20.

... make sounds when the strings vibrate.

a)

String instruments

b)

Wind instruments

21.

Thicker, looser and longer strings make higher pitched sounds than thinner, tighter and shorter strings.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

....... make sounds when the column of air in the instrument vibrates.

a)

String instruments

b)

Wind instruments

23.

Longer air columns make lower pitched sounds than shorter air columns.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

...... make sounds when they are hit or shaken.

a)

Percussion instruments

b)

Electronic instruments

25.

A drum makes a higher pitched sound when it has a tighter drum skin.

a)

True

b)

False