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Sound

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which device measures sound waves?
a)
Oscilloscope
b)
Stethoscope 
c)
Radio
d)
I don't know
2.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
3.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
4.

Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.

a)

Vibrations

b)

Distances

c)

Prisms

d)

Forces

5.

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

6.

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

Electricity

7.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

d)

all of the above

8.

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.

9.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

Ear drums

b)

Vocal chords

c)

Ears

d)

Tongue

10.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Nerve

d)

Cochlea

11.
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.
12.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
13.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
15.
What unit is the intensity of sound measured in?
a)
decibels (dB)
b)
Hertz (Hz)
c)
meters per second (m/s)
d)
meters