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Sound Mastery Peak!

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound waves are
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
2.
A substance through which a sound travels through is a
a)
pitch
b)
medium
c)
compression
d)
vibration
3.
The back and forth motion of particles is
a)
pitch
b)
medium
c)
compression
d)
vibration
4.
The pitch of a sound wave depends on
a)
the energy of a wave
b)
the speed of a wave
c)
the frequency of a wave
d)
none of the above
5.
The speed of a sound wave depends on the type of medium it's traveling through.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
The frequency of sound waves heard by humans is
a)
16 Hz to 12,000 Hz
b)
under 20 Hz
c)
20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
d)
above 20,000 Hz
7.
The unit to measure loudness is
a)
Hertz (Hz)
b)
Decibels (dB)
c)
Seconds (s)
d)
meters (m)
8.
Do thicker rubber band "strings" sound higher or lower in pitch than thinner ones?
a)
higher
b)
lower
9.
Do tighter strings sound higher or lower in pitch than looser ones?
a)
higher
b)
lower
10.
Do shorter strings sound higher or lower in pitch than longer ones?
a)
higher
b)
lower
11.
Which sound below has the highest pitch?
a)
A
b)
B
12.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
13.
The slower the frequency, the _______ the pitch.
a)
higher
b)
lower
14.
Which of the following waves represents a low-pitched loud sound?
a)
Option 2
b)
Option 3
c)
Option 1
d)
Option 4
15.
Which of the following waves represents a high-pitched loud sound?
a)
Option 2
b)
Option 3
c)
Option 1
d)
Option 4
16.
Which of the following waves represents a high-pitched soft sound?
a)
Option 2
b)
Option 3
c)
Option 1
d)
Option 4
17.
Which of the following waves represents a low-pitched soft sound?
a)
Option 2
b)
Option 3
c)
Option 1
d)
Option 4
18.
which of the following would be the sound you'd hear on an elevator?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
19.
What does A represent?
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
resting point
20.
What does B represent?
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
resting point
21.
What does C represent?
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
resting point
22.
What does D represent?
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
resting point
23.
What is the flat line that runs horizontally through the wave?
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
resting point
24.
High pitch =
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
25.
High amplitude=
a)
loud
b)
soft
26.
These waves have the same:
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
27.
These waves have different:
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
28.
The pitch of these two sounds is:
a)
the same
b)
different
29.
Pitch is measured in:
a)
hertz
b)
decibels
30.
the intensity of sound is measured in:
a)
hertz
b)
decibels
31.

A kind of energy that travels in waves that you hear

a)

Sound

b)

Crest

c)

Light

d)

Pitch

32.

How high or low a sound is

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

sound

d)

acoustics

33.

How loud or soft the sound is

a)

pitch

b)

acoustics

c)

wavelength

d)

volume

34.

Sound waves travel slowest through a _____

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

35.

Sound waves travel fastest through a ______

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

36.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
37.
a)

High pitched

b)

Low pitched

38.
a)

High pitched

b)

Low pitched

39.

Fast vibrations make ......... pitched sound

a)

low

b)

high

40.

Slow vibrations make ......... pithed sound.

a)

low

b)

high

41.

Volume tells you if a sound is:

a)

wavy or straight

b)

deep or wide

c)

low or high

d)

loud or soft

42.

The vocal chords of a frog vibrate slowly. Based on this fact what must be true about the sound the frog makes?

a)

The sound the frog makes is loud.

b)

The sound the frog makes is high pitched.

c)

The sound the frog makes is low pitched.

d)

The sound the frog makes is quiet.

43.

The vocal chords of a mouse vibrate very quickly. Based on this fact what must be true about the sound the mouse makes?

a)

The mouse makes a low pitch sound

b)

The mouse makes a loud sound

c)

the mouse makes a quiet sound

d)

The mouse makes a high pitch sound

44.

Match the following

a)

Sound

1.

a type of energy when vibrations travel in waves

b)

Vibrations

2.

the back and forth movement of an object

c)

Sound Waves

3.

The way that sound travels from one place to another

d)

Volume

4.

How loud or soft a sound is

e)

Pitch

5.

How high or low a sound is

45.

Match the following

a)

Weak Vibrations

1.

Make soft/quiet sounds

b)

Strong Vibrations

2.

Make loud sounds

c)

Fast Vibrations

3.

Make high pitched sounds (like a whistle)

d)

Slow Vibrations

4.

Make low pitched sounds (like a drum)

46.

Reorder the following highest pitch to lowest pitch.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
47.

Which shows the frequency for the sound a whistle makes when the teacher blows it at the end of recess?

a)
b)
48.

This is a guitar. Which property of sound varies from string to string?

a)

pitch

b)

echo

c)

speed

d)

loudness

49.

Four students investigated sound in the classroom. A visual of the four vibrations are documented.

Which student conducted an investigation that had the lowest pitch sound?

a)

Student 1

b)

Student 2

c)

Student 3

d)

Student 4

50.

Which choice represents a change you could make to the violin in order to create a high pitch?

a)

loosen a string

b)

make a string longer

c)

tighten a string

d)

make a string thicker

51.

Which choice represents a change you can make to the recorder in order to make a lower pitch?

a)

make the instrument shorter

b)

make the instrument longer

52.

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

a)

It would have a lower pitch

b)

It would have a higher pitch

c)

It would have no effect on the sound

53.

Which string on the guitar would have the lowest pitch?

a)

Strings 1

b)

Strings 2

c)

String 3

d)

They all have the same pitch

54.

Which bungee cord has the highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

The highest pitch is made by the _________________ instrument.

a)

longest

b)

wooden

c)

shortest

d)

biggest

56.
A note is played on a guitar.  Next, a lower note is played on the guitar.  Which of these statements describes the lower note?
a)
Both notes vibrated at the same speed.
b)
The second note vibrated slower.
c)
The first note vibrated slower.
d)
The second note vibrated faster.
57.

What can sound travel through?

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

vacuum

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