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sound travels through different materials

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is a form of?

a)

car

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

energy

2.

Sounds are produced when an object…

a)

Stuck

b)

   Stops

c)

Vibrates   

d)

Pushes

3.

Our … vibrates when we talk and sing.

a)

Vocal cords

b)

Leg

c)

Mouth

d)

Head

4.

A bee produces sounds when it moves its ........... very quickly.

a)

Nose

b)

Eyes

c)

Body

d)

Wings

5.

Which is not a way to produced sound?

a)

Shaking a bag of potato chips

b)

Hitting a box

c)

Looking at the mirror

d)

Blowing a whistle

6.

This person is trying to produce sound by...

a)

looking at the piano

b)

sitting on the chair

c)

looking at the camera

d)

playing the piano

7.

This is the sound of a...

a)

piano

b)

saxophone

c)

drum

d)

guitar

8.

How do sounds reach your ears?

a)

Sounds travel to your ears through waves that can be seen.

b)

Sounds travel to your ears through invisible waves caused by vibrations.

c)

Sounds travel to your ears through a series of beeps produced by whatever is making the sound.

d)

Sounds travel to your ears by bright lights that flash so fast you can't see them.

9.

A tambourine is an instrument. It makes the sound when someone shakes or hits it. How does a tambourine make a sound?

a)

It gives off light.

b)

It vibrates.

c)

it shouts

d)

it whispers

10.

Kaleb and Trevor are doing a science experiment. They place a piece of paper on top of a speaker. They will then turn on the speaker and play music. Kaleb thinks the paper will not move when the speaker is turned on. Trevor thinks the paper will move back and forth or bounce when the music is turned on. Who is most likely correct?

a)

none of them

b)

Trevor

c)

Kaleb

d)

both of them

11.

Dylan plays the drum. He hits the top of the drum with the sticks. The top of the drum vibrates. What does the vibrating drum make?

a)

light

b)

money

c)

happiness

d)

sound

12.

Angie holds one end of a ruler on a table. She pushes down on the other end of the ruler. She then lets it go. What should Angie observe?

a)

The ruler does not vibrate, but does make sound.

b)

The ruler vibrates, but does not make sound.

c)

The ruler does not vibrate or make sound.

d)

The ruler vibrates and makes sound.

13.

Choose the object that has sound!

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Choose the object that doesn't have sound!

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

We hear the sound with our _____

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

mouth

16.

Look at the pictures!

Find some sound sources from the pictures!

a)

lamp and building

b)

tree and grass

c)

answer is your choice

d)

baby and bird

17.

Sound is caused by?

a)

force

b)

hairs

c)

vibrations

d)

nails

18.

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

a)

Air

b)

Empty space

c)

Metal

d)

Water

19.

What material does sound travel through slowest?

a)

solid

b)

trees

c)

gas

d)

liquid

20.

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)

Gas molecules move slowly.

d)

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

21.

Which object does sound NOT travel through the fastest?

a)

A chair

b)

A table

c)

A glass

d)

milk

22.

Sound travels the FASTEST through _____________, SLOWER through ______________ and SLOWEST through _________________.

a)

liquids, solids, gases

b)

gases, liquids, solids

c)

solids, gases, liquids

d)

solids, liquids, gases

23.

Tightly packed molecules describe a..............

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

none

24.

Molecules that take the shape of a container describe a........

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

phone

25.

Molecules that are loosely floating around at far distances describe a.......

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

none

26.

Sound will travel fastest in a .......

a)

Liquid

b)

Plasma

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

27.

What is it called when sound waves bounce off a solid surface and return back to the source?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmission

28.

Why can’t sound travel in space?

a)

Space is a vacuum; no matter is present.

b)

The sound waves bounce back and forth until they lose energy.

c)

The sound waves gain too much energy.

d)

Particles in space absorb the sound waves.

29.

How does sound travel?

a)

Through empty space

b)

Through vibrating mediums

c)

Through electrically charged particles

d)

It doesn't travel; it just exists in space

30.

How can sound travel through air?

a)

Through open spaces

b)

It doesn't travel; it just exists

c)

Through electronically charged particles

d)

Through air particles bumping into each other

31.

Which of the following lists rate the materials in order from the best sound carrier (fastest) to the worst sound carrier (slowest)?

a)

Gas, liquid, solid

b)

Liquid, solid, gas

c)

Solid, gas, liquid

d)

Solid, liquid, gas

32.

Sound travels faster through solids than through liquids

a)

True 

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

I'm not sure

33.

Which medium will transmit sound the fastest?

a)

ocean water

b)

solid iron

c)

perfumed air

d)

a sponge

34.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of them

35.

What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid 

c)

Gas

d)

Doesn't Matter

36.

 Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are........

a)

closer together than air molecules

b)

more easily moved than air molecules

c)

moving faster than air molecules

d)

larger than air molecules

37.

Can sounds travel through liquids?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

I'm not sure

38.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of them

39.

Jane and Sophie were playing a game in the pool.  Jane would ask a question andthen both girls would go under the water where Sophie would say the answer.  The girls observed that the sound was different under water.  Why is the sound different?

a)

Sophie didn’t speak loudly enough.

b)

Sound doesn’t vibrate in the water.

c)

Ears don’t receive sound under water.

d)

Sound moves differently through the water than the air.

40.

Sound does not travel in space because.......

a)

Space is too far away.

b)

Space is the final frontier

c)

There is no matter in space.

d)

Space has planets.

41.

Dan was sitting outside playing his new drum when his dog knocked some sand on it.  Afterwards, each time Dan thumped the drum, he noticed the sand on top of the drum bounced.  Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happened?  

a)

Sand moves easily on drums.

b)

Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.

c)

Dan was thumping the drum too hard.

d)

Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.

42.

How does sound travel?

a)

Sounds travels in waves

b)

sound travels slow

c)

sound travels fast

d)

sound doesn't travel

43.

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce....

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

electricity

44.

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.

45.

Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?

a)

milk

b)

air

c)

desk

d)

door

46.

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

a)

air

b)

water

c)

ground

d)

tube

47.

Sound travels fastest in...

a)

solids

b)

gases

c)

liquids

d)

air

48.

Sound waves travel the slowest through _____________.

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

d)

waves

49.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

Space is too far away.

b)

Space is the final frontier

c)

There is no matter in space.

d)

Space has planets.

50.

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

Gas molecules are packed tightly.

b)

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

c)

Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

d)

Gas molecules move slowly.

51.

How does sound travel?

a)

Sounds travels in waves

b)

sound travels fast

c)

sound travels slow

d)

sound doesn't travel

52.

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.