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Sound

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound is made up of _________ that move through matter. 
a)
vibrations
b)
sounds
c)
energy
d)
volume
2.

1.Sound is a form of energy made by ____________

a)

electricity

b)

vibration

c)

light

d)

volume

3.
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
4.
How can you create a low pitch sound on a violin? 
a)
Pluck the thinnest string
b)
Pluck all the strings once together
c)
Pluck the thickest string
d)
Play the guitar
5.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
6.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
7.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
8.

Sound waves cannot travel in __________.

a)

air

b)

steel

c)

water

d)

a vacuum

9.

What is the best explanation for why sound travels faster in air at 45 °C than at 0 °C?

a)

Warm air particles have less energy and vibrate more slowly.

b)

Warm air particles have more energy and can vibrate faster.

c)

Cold air particles have more energy and can vibrate faster.

d)

Cold air particles have more energy and vibrate more slowly

10.

Why does sound travel slower through gases (air) than through liquids (water) or solids (gold and glass)?

a)

Particles in gases are closer together than particles in liquids and solids.

b)

Gas particles have less energy than particles in liquids and solids.

c)

Particles in gases are further apart than particles in liquids and solids.

d)

Gas particles transfer energy better than particles in liquids and solids

11.

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.

12.

__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 

a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
13.

The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________

a)

decibels

b)

hertz

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

14.

Which of the following sound wave produces the highest pitch of sound?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Frequency is measured in the unit of

a)

Ampere (A)

b)

Hertz (Hz)

c)

Mole (mol)

d)

Meter (m)

16.

Which of the following statement is true?

a)

The higher the amplitude, the higher the pitch of sound

b)

The lower the amplitude, the louder the sound

c)

The higher the frequency, the higher the pitch

d)

The lower the frequency, the louder the sound

17.

What is a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected back?

a)

Pitch

b)

Echo

c)

Vibration

d)

Volume

18.
Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?
a)
The sound spreads out.
b)
Your voice gets louder.
c)
You are screaming.
d)
The sound energy is directed in one direction.
19.

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.

20.

Frequency in sound waves is best defined as

a)

the highest sound

b)

number of vibrations per second

c)

The lowest sound

d)

how long the strings are on an instrument

21.
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
22.

The distance between two troughs in a wave is:

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

period

23.

The highest point on a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

24.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
25.

What wave feature is D indicating on the diagram?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

26.

Fill in the blank:

The distance a wave travels from crest to crest in know as the _________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave length

c)

trough

d)

refraction

27.

The higher the pitch, the higher the:

a)

wavelength

b)

volume

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

28.

What is pitch?

a)

How loud or soft a sound is.

b)

How high or low sound is.

c)

When you throw a baseball.

d)

The sound that you hear.

29.

What is volume?

a)

How loud or soft a sound is.

b)

How high or low sound is.

c)

When you throw a baseball.

d)

The sound that you hear.

30.

What is the unit of sound?

a)

decibel

b)

 sound level meter

c)

meter

d)

liter

31.

What instrument is used to measure sound?

a)

decibel

b)

sound level meter

c)

measuring tape

d)

meter tape

32.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
33.

amplifier

a)

an electronic device to increase the volume of sound

b)

equipment that makes sounds quieter

34.

muffle

a)

to make bigger

b)

to decrease the volume and make sounds less clear

35.

What is a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected back?

a)

Pitch

b)

Echo

c)

Vibration

d)

Volume

36.

What is sound?

a)

A type of energy made by vibrations that moves through a medium such as a gas, liquid or solid

b)

A wave of electrical and magnetic energy moving together through space

c)

A type of electromagnetic wave that is visible to the eye

d)

A very low frequency electromagnetic wave that is used for the transmission of radio and television signals

37.

What vibrates on a String Instrument to create sound?

a)

the strings

b)

the body

c)

the tuning pegs

d)

the mouthpiece

38.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
39.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
40.

Hertz is a unit of frequency. A human ear can hear the sound between ___________ Hertz (Hz).

a)

10-10,000

b)

20-20,000

c)

30-30,000

d)

40-40,000