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Sound

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound waves are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
it requires a medium
b)
 high and low
c)
soft or loud
d)
only high frequency
2.
The more_______ a sound has, the greater its _________ is. 
a)
pitch, volume
b)
energy, sound
c)
frequency, vibration
d)
energy, volume
3.
_________ is a form of energy that travels through the air. 
a)
sound
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
wave
4.
___________ is made when something vibrates
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
drum
d)
pounding
5.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A sound that bounces off a surface is called an ________.
a)
loud sound
b)
echo
c)
repeat
d)
quiet sound
7.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
8.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
9.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
10.
A back and forth movement of matter
a)
volume
b)
vibration
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
11.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
12.
the loudness of a sound
a)
vibration
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
frequency
13.

What is a medium?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the above

14.

Sound needs a medium in order to travel.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Sound waves

a)

don't travel

b)

travel in all directions

c)

travel in only one direction

d)

travel only north

16.

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

electricity

d)

sound

17.

A place where no sound exists is

a)

in the air

b)

space

c)

under water

d)

all of the above

18.

Sound is a form of energy produced by

a)

vibrations

b)

prisms

c)

distances

d)

wires

19.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

space is too far away

b)

space is the final frontier

c)

space has planets

d)

there is no matter in space

20.

Which sentence BEST describes how sound moves?

a)

Sound can move through solids, liquids, or gases.

b)

Sounds can move through solids and liquids, but not gases.

c)

Sound can move through an empty space and through matter.

d)

Sound can move through liquids and gases, but not through solids.

21.
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
22.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
23.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
24.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
25.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
26.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
27.
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
28.
The part of the ear that vibrates first when hearing a sound
a)
eardrum
b)
cochlea
c)
Outer ea
d)
Lobe
29.
If you hear a LOUD sound, what should you not do? 
a)
Use ear plugs
b)
Get closer/ Make the sound louder
c)
Turn down the music or move away from the sound
30.
How will loud sound affect your hearing? 
a)
More Ear Wax 
b)
Make it better 
c)
Damage it 
d)
No affect 
31.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
32.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
33.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
34.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
35.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
36.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
37.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
38.
High pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
39.
Low pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
40.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
41.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

d)

all of the above

42.

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.

43.

________ describes how LOUD a sound is.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

44.

____________ is determined by sound's frequency

a)

Compression

b)

Pitch

45.

______________ sounds have a larger amplitude

a)

Quiet

b)

Loud

46.

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.

47.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
48.
If you had to make some headphones to isolate sound, which material would you use?
a)
Soft, because they absorb sound. 
b)
Hard, because they reflect sound. 
49.

What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?

a)

it would make a low pitch sound

b)

it would make a high pitch sound

c)

it produces a slow vibrations

d)

it produces low vibrations

50.
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.
51.
Which of the following is the best description of pitch?
a)
how close or far the sound is
b)
how high or low the sound is
c)
how long or short the sound is
d)
how loud or soft the sound is
52.
Which of the following would have the highest pitch?
a)
a lion roaring
b)
a man’s voice
c)
the rumble of a truck
d)
a bird chirping
53.
What is the biggest difference between someone yelling and whispering?
a)
the volume
b)
the pitch
54.
Which would have the loudest volume?  
a)
a cricket chirping
b)
a dog barking
c)
rain falling
d)
thunder nearby
55.
What does 1 represent?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength 
56.
What does 2 represent?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength 
c)
trough
d)
crest
57.

The range of frequencies detectable by the human ear is:

a)

20 Hertz to 25,000 Hertz

b)

20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz

c)

30 Hertz to 30 kHz

d)

None of the above

58.

A sound wave can travel through....

a)

Solids only

b)

Liquids only

c)

Solids, Liquids, and Gas

d)

Gas only

59.

This is an example of a low pitch. The waves are ______________.

a)

closer together

b)

farther apart

60.

This is a high pitch. The waves are ____________________.

a)

farther apart

b)

closer together

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