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Sound

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is sound created?

a)

Vibrations

b)

Volume

c)

Force

d)

Push

2.

Large vibrations cause ... sounds

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

Low

d)

Lowest

3.

The further away you are.......the sound is.

a)

Louder

b)

Quieter

c)

High pitched

d)

Low pitched

4.

How does sound travel?

a)

Zigzag

b)

Straight lines

c)

Waves

d)

Through space

5.

We hear sounds when they enter....

a)

Eyes

b)

Ear

c)

Head

d)

Nose

6.

Pitch means.....

a)

How far or close a sound is

b)

How sound travels

c)

How high or low a sound is

d)

How vibrations happen

7.

How do we measure sound?

a)

decibels

b)

centimetres

c)

with our ears

d)

newtons

8.

Can a pitch be changed? e.g. with a musical instrument

a)

possibly

b)

no

c)

yes

d)

maybe

9.

What does the word 'faint' mean?

a)

too loud to hear

b)

easy to hear

c)

noisy to hear

d)

difficult to hear

10.

What is a source of a sound?

a)

where a sound is heard

b)

where a sound travels

c)

where a sound comes from

d)

where a sound has not been

11.

How does sound travel?

a)

In a straight line.

b)

In a curvy line.

c)

As a series of vibrations.

d)

By making a noise.

12.

Sound travels…

a)

slower than the speed of light.

b)

at the same speed as light.

c)

faster than the speed of light.

d)

how ever it wants to.

13.
On a stringed musical instrument, the pitch can be changed by…
a)
hitting the string harder.
b)
hitting the string softer.
c)
tightening the string.
d)
loosening the string.
14.
When a sound hits the ear...
a)
nothing vibrates.
b)
the whole ear vibrates.
c)
the eardrums vibrate.
d)
the brain vibrates.
15.
Sound can travel through…
a)
the air.
b)
water.
c)
the floor.
d)
all of the above.
16.

A pupil blows through two different length straws. Which statement is true?

a)

The shorter straw will make a higher-pitched sound.

b)

The shorter straw will make a louder sound.

c)

The longer straw will make a higher-pitched sound.

d)

The longer straw will make a louder sound.