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Worksheetssound travels through different materials
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 42mins
Sound is a form of?
car
pitch
volume
energy
Sounds are produced when an object…
Stuck
Stops
Vibrates
Pushes
Our … vibrates when we talk and sing.
Vocal cords
Leg
Mouth
Head
A bee produces sounds when it moves its ........... very quickly.
Nose
Eyes
Body
Wings
Which is not a way to produced sound?
Shaking a bag of potato chips
Hitting a box
Looking at the mirror
Blowing a whistle
This person is trying to produce sound by...
looking at the piano
sitting on the chair
looking at the camera
playing the piano
This is the sound of a...
piano
saxophone
drum
guitar
How do sounds reach your ears?
Sounds travel to your ears through waves that can be seen.
Sounds travel to your ears through invisible waves caused by vibrations.
Sounds travel to your ears through a series of beeps produced by whatever is making the sound.
Sounds travel to your ears by bright lights that flash so fast you can't see them.
A tambourine is an instrument. It makes the sound when someone shakes or hits it. How does a tambourine make a sound?
It gives off light.
It vibrates.
it shouts
it whispers
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?
none of them
Trevor
Kaleb
both of them
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?
light
money
happiness
sound
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?
The ruler does not vibrate, but does make sound.
The ruler vibrates, but does not make sound.
The ruler does not vibrate or make sound.
The ruler vibrates and makes sound.
Choose the object that has sound!
Choose the object that doesn't have sound!
We hear the sound with our _____
eyes
ears
nose
mouth
Look at the pictures!
Find some sound sources from the pictures!
lamp and building
tree and grass
answer is your choice
baby and bird
Sound is caused by?
force
hairs
vibrations
nails
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
Air
Empty space
Metal
Water
What material does sound travel through slowest?
solid
trees
gas
liquid
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
Gas molecules move slowly.
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
Which object does sound NOT travel through the fastest?
A chair
A table
A glass
milk
Sound travels the FASTEST through _____________, SLOWER through ______________ and SLOWEST through _________________.
liquids, solids, gases
gases, liquids, solids
solids, gases, liquids
solids, liquids, gases
Tightly packed molecules describe a..............
Solid
Liquid
Gas
none
Molecules that take the shape of a container describe a........
Solid
Gas
Liquid
phone
Molecules that are loosely floating around at far distances describe a.......
solid
liquid
gas
none
Sound will travel fastest in a .......
Liquid
Plasma
Gas
Solid
What is it called when sound waves bounce off a solid surface and return back to the source?
Reflection
Absorption
Refraction
Transmission
Why can’t sound travel in space?
Space is a vacuum; no matter is present.
The sound waves bounce back and forth until they lose energy.
The sound waves gain too much energy.
Particles in space absorb the sound waves.
How does sound travel?
Through empty space
Through vibrating mediums
Through electrically charged particles
It doesn't travel; it just exists in space
How can sound travel through air?
Through open spaces
It doesn't travel; it just exists
Through electronically charged particles
Through air particles bumping into each other
Which of the following lists rate the materials in order from the best sound carrier (fastest) to the worst sound carrier (slowest)?
Gas, liquid, solid
Liquid, solid, gas
Solid, gas, liquid
Solid, liquid, gas
Sound travels faster through solids than through liquids
True
False
I don't know
I'm not sure
Which medium will transmit sound the fastest?
ocean water
solid iron
perfumed air
a sponge
Which of the following can sound travel through?
solid
liquid
gas
all of them
What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Doesn't Matter
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are........
closer together than air molecules
more easily moved than air molecules
moving faster than air molecules
larger than air molecules
Can sounds travel through liquids?
Yes
No
I don't know
I'm not sure
Which of the following can sound travel through?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
All of them
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?
Sophie didn’t speak loudly enough.
Sound doesn’t vibrate in the water.
Ears don’t receive sound under water.
Sound moves differently through the water than the air.
Sound does not travel in space because.......
Space is too far away.
Space is the final frontier
There is no matter in space.
Space has planets.
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?
Sand moves easily on drums.
Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.
Dan was thumping the drum too hard.
Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.
How does sound travel?
Sounds travels in waves
sound travels slow
sound travels fast
sound doesn't travel
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce....
sound
light
heat
electricity
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
Gas molecules move slowly.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
milk
air
desk
door
What material does sound usually travel through when an instrument is being played?
air
water
ground
tube
Sound travels fastest in...
solids
gases
liquids
air
Sound waves travel the slowest through _____________.
gases
solids
liquids
waves
Sound does not travel in space because
Space is too far away.
Space is the final frontier
There is no matter in space.
Space has planets.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
Gas molecules move slowly.
How does sound travel?
Sounds travels in waves
sound travels fast
sound travels slow
sound doesn't travel
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?
Sound waves travel through a vacuum.
Sound waves travel from high to low.
Sound waves travel through solids like the string.
Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.
