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SOUND

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
2.

Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.

a)

Vibrations

b)

Distances

c)

Prisms

d)

Forces

3.

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

4.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

d)

all of the above

5.

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.

6.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

Ear drums

b)

Vocal chords

c)

Ears

d)

Tongue

7.

A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

c)

medium, high

d)

high, medium

8.

______________ sounds have a larger amplitude

a)

Quiet

b)

Loud

9.

What is this?

a)

Nerve

b)

Ear canal

c)

Cochlea

d)

Ear Drum

10.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

Distance is too far away.

b)

There is no matter in space.

c)

It is too dark.

d)

Space has planets.

11.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
12.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
14.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
16.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
17.
If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!
a)
fast echo
b)
slow pitch
c)
high volume
d)
low volume
18.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
19.

________ is a reflected sound.

a)

Vibration

b)

Echo

c)

Pitch

d)

Volume

20.

Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?

a)

Lightning is an illusion.

b)

Light travels faster than sound

c)

Sound travels faster than light.

21.

What happens to our hearing if we listen to loud noises all the time?

a)

we appreciate music better

b)

we get a ringing in our ears

c)

we start to experience hearing loss

22.

The loudness of a sound is measured in units called ________

a)

decibels

b)

hertz

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

23.

Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________

a)

particle

b)

object

c)

medium

d)

matter

24.

The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.

a)

pitch

b)

vibration

c)

speed

d)

loudness

25.

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

a)

Plastic

b)

Empty space

c)

Metal

d)

Water