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Energy: Sounds

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sounds can travel ........

a)

only through solids

b)

only through liquids

c)

only through gasses

d)

through solids, liquids and gasses.

2.

Sounds travel best through ..........

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

3.

Sounds cannot travel in a vacuum so there is no sound in space.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

We hear an echo when sound is .........

a)

reflected back by a surface

b)

absorbed by a surface

c)

passed through a surface.

5.

Sound is reflected by .......

a)

hard materials

b)

soft materials

6.

Sound is absorbed by .......

a)

hard materials

b)

soft materials

7.

Which one of these materials would be best at blocking noises?

a)

tin foil

b)

foam

c)

paper

8.

Foam is good a blocking sound because it is soft and it has air pockets in it which trap the sound waves.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Why are big rooms like cinemas covered in soft fabric?

a)

to make the room dark

b)

to make the room nicer

c)

to reduce sound reflection

d)

to increase sound reflection

10.

Some animals use sound reflection to know their location.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Sound travels best through solids because the particles (molecules) of a solid are close to each other.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Sound does not travel through a vacuum because sound needs particles to vibrate in order to travel.

a)

true

b)

false