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Sound travels

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
2.

What is vibration?

a)

how loud a sound is

b)

the quick back and forth movement of matter

c)

the loudness or softness of a sound

3.

4. How does sound energy travel?

a)

Sound energy travels in sound waves

b)

Sound energy travels in light waves

c)

Sound energy travels in a straight line.

4.

__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound.

a)

Echo

b)

Volume

c)

Pitch

d)

Vibration

5.

this is a

a)

vibration

b)

rain shower

c)

bad pitch

6.

All sounds make

a)

a movement

b)

a vibration

c)

a song

7.

Can sound travel through water?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I have no idea!

8.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All the above

9.

What material does sound usually travel through when an instrument is being played?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

ground

d)

tuba

10.

When people talk their vocal cords___________________.

a)

stretch

b)

vibrate

c)

swell

11.

Sounds can travel through air, water and solids to reach another animal.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Sound waves travel the slowest through _____________.

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

13.

Sound travels fastest in...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

air

14.
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.
15.
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.
16.

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.

17.

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

18.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
19.

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.

20.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

Ear drums

b)

Vocal chords

c)

Ears

d)

Tongue