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Sound

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound travels fastest in...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

air

2.

Sound waves travel the slowest through _____________.

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
6.

How will loud sounds affect your hearing? 

a)

More ear wax 

b)
Make it better 
c)
Damage it 
d)
No affect 
7.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
8.

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.

9.

A/An ________ is a reflected sound.

a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
10.

Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.

a)

Vibrations

b)

Distances

c)

Prisms

d)

Forces

11.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

in outer space.

d)

all of the above

12.

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.

13.

What is Pitch?

a)

How loud or soft a sound is.

b)

Muscle that holds vocal cords.

c)

Movement back and forth.

d)

How high or low a sound is.

14.
We measure sound in...
a)
Decimals
b)

Decibels

c)
Frequency 
d)
Amplitude
15.

Some animals, like the bats and dolphins, use this to navigate and hunt.

a)

frequency

b)

echolocation

c)

vibration