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Sound 2024

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
2.

The reflection (bounce) of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.

a)

A wave

b)

An echo 

3.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
4.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
5.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
6.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
7.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
8.
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.
9.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
10.
We measure pitch in....
a)
Volume
b)
Decibles
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
11.
Energy that you can hear? 
a)
Sound
b)
Light 
c)
Heat 
d)
pitch
12.
When a sound bounces back at you off of a surface
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Frequency
d)
Echo
13.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

d)

all of the above

14.

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.

15.

When people speak their ________ vibrate.

a)

ear drums

b)

vocal cords

c)

ears

d)

tongue

16.

What is another name for the larynx?

a)

the mouth

b)

the nasal cavity

c)

the voice box

d)

the tongue

17.

What causes the vocal cords to vibrate?

a)

The mouth opens and closes

b)

The tongue moves

c)

The air passes through the vocal cords

d)

They don't vibrate

18.

What shape do the vocal cords make in the open position?

a)

Parallel lines

b)

Box

c)

V-shape

d)

Circle

19.

The _________________are folds of tissue in the throat that are key in creating sounds.

a)

Vocal Cords

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Lungs

d)

Bronchioles

20.

What is the other name for vocal cords?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Trachea

d)

Larynx

21.

These are pieces of tissue that vibrate to produce sound.

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Trachea

c)

Larynx

d)

Vocal Cords

22.

Some people call this the "voice box".

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Trachea

c)

Larynx

d)

Adam's Apple

23.

What shape do the vocal cords make in the closed position?

a)

Parallel lines

b)

Box

c)

V-shape

d)

Circle

24.

Pitch is how _____ and ______ sound is.

a)

loud and soft

b)

rough and bumpy

c)

high and low

d)

high and loud

25.

A girl's scream would make a ______ pitch.

a)

loud

b)

high

c)

low

d)

annoying

26.

Which picture makes a low pitch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Which picture makes a high pitch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Low-pitched sounds vibrate at a ___________ frequency.

a)

low

b)

high

29.

When a sound wave has a lot of energy it has a

a)

high pitch

b)

high volume

30.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
31.

A _____________________________ is an area of particles that moves outward in all directions from a vibrating object.

a)

frequency

b)

sound wave

c)

pitch

d)

intensity

32.
Will these two soundwaves have different volumes or different pitches?
a)
Different volumes
b)
Different pitches
33.

Frequency of a soundwave is related to the pitch of the sound. Which of these waves would make a low volume and low pitched sound?

a)

The wave on the left

b)

The wave in the center

c)

The wave on the right

34.
True or false. High frequency waves have shorter wavelengths.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Frequency of a soundwave is related to the pitch of the sound.  Which of these waves would make a high pitched sound?
a)
The wave on the left
b)
The wave in the center
c)
The wave on the right
36.
True or false. Wavelength, frequency, and pitch are all related.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
True or false. Low frequency waves also have long wavelengths.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
39.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
40.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower

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