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Sound Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do musical instruments produce sound?

a)

By pitching sounds

b)

Through air molecules

c)

Through vibrations

d)

By hiding wavelengths

2.

What would best replace the number 2 on the chart?

a)

Making impact

b)

Mouth position

c)

Pushing air

d)

Vibrating strings

3.

How does this instrument produce sound?

a)

Electrical currents are made when the bow and string meet and produce sound.

b)

The fusion with the strings makes the sound.

c)

As the bow goes across the strings, it causes vibrations in the violin.

d)

Wind energy is used to cause the vibrations between the bow and the string.

4.

Which picture shows a compression wave?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

The molecules of gases are far apart; therefore, —

a)


sound travels more quickly through gases

b)

sound travels more slowly through gases

6.

How many meters per second will sound travel at 60 degrees Celsius?

(a)  

7.

What are the three types of matter through which sound travels?

a)

Televisions

b)

Solids

c)

Liquids

d)

Air

e)

Gases

8.

Sounds travel slowest through -

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

water

d)

oxygen

9.

Why does sound travel faster in stainless steel than in gold?

a)

The molecules are farther apart.

b)

The molecules are closer together.

10.

The molecules of solids are close together so -

a)

sound travels more quickly through solids

b)

sound travels more slowly through solids

c)

sound does not travel through solids

11.

Sound travels slowest through -

a)

gold

b)

gases

c)

liquids

d)

solids

12.

In which liquid will sound travel fastest?

a)

Water vapor

b)

Fresh water

c)

Sea water

13.

Which can be caused by a vibrating tuning fork?

a)

Hearing loss

b)

Power outage

c)

Death of insects

d)

Ripples in water

14.

What is transferred when vibrations are transmitted from air molecule to air molecule?

a)

Weight

b)

Pitch

c)

Volume

d)

Energy

15.

Which phrase best describes compression in a wave?

a)

Group of molecules in waves are squeezed together.

b)

Number of waves in a specific time

c)

Intensity of wave measured by height

d)

Distance from one wave to another

16.

In which solid will sound travel fastest?

a)

Pyrex glass

b)

Stainless steel

c)

Gold

d)

Plastic

17.

Where would sound waves be able to travel if a metal pipe was banged with a metal wrench?

Choose all of the correct answers.

a)

In outer space

b)

On top of a mountain

c)

In a hot air balloon

d)

At the bottom of the ocean

18.

In order for an object to make a sound, it must -

a)

reflect.

b)

stay still.

c)

be alive.

d)

vibrate.

19.

Suppose you are listening to music playing from a speaker. 

As you walk away from the speaker, the music becomes less loud. 

This is because sound waves __________ as they travel.

a)

slow down

b)

increase in energy

c)

spread out

d)

collect in a group

20.

Which of the following energy forms is produced by vibrating matter?

a)

X-rays

b)

thermal

c)

light

d)

sound