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What is Sound Energy?

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is sound?

a)

A wave of vibrations that spreads from a source

b)

A type of light

c)

A chemical reaction

d)

A solid object

2.

A vibration is the ________ movement of an object.

a)

back and forth

b)

upward

c)

circular

d)

sideways

3.

As sound travels through a material, what do the molecules in the material do?

a)

Stay still

b)

Vibrate in a regular pattern

c)

Disappear

d)

Change color

4.

The molecules ________ into each other, passing the pattern on to other molecules.

a)

bump

b)

slide

c)

merge

d)

stick

5.

Sound is used by many organisms to ________.

a)

communicate

b)

sleep

c)

eat

d)

run

6.

Our vocal cords ________ when we talk and sing.

a)

vibrate

b)

freeze

c)

expand

d)

shrink

7.

Sound can travel through which of the following?

a)

Solids, liquids, and gases

b)

Only solids

c)

Only liquids

d)

Only gases

8.

Sound cannot travel through a ________.

a)

vacuum

b)

water

c)

air

d)

solid

9.

Without vibrating particles, sound cannot exist.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is an echo?

a)

An echo is when a sound wave reaches a border between materials and bounces back.

b)

An echo is a type of light reflection.

c)

An echo is a device used to measure temperature.

d)

An echo is a musical instrument.

11.

Sound can be ______ or ______ through a second material.

a)

absorbed, pass

b)

reflected, bounce

c)

stopped, echo

d)

blocked, vibrate

12.

What is the speed of sound in air at 0 degrees Celsius?

a)

330 m/sec

b)

300 m/sec

c)

350 m/sec

d)

400 m/sec

13.

What is the speed of sound in ocean water?

a)

1500 m/second

b)

340 m/second

c)

5000 m/second

d)

100 m/second

14.

Areas where particles are very close together is called:

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

vibration

d)

echo

15.

The number of compressions that pass by each point each second is a wave's ________.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

16.

Frequency is a measure of how often particles are ________.

a)

vibrating

b)

moving

c)

colliding

d)

resting

17.

The greater the frequency, the ________ the pitch of the sound.

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

same

d)

weaker

18.

The sound waves of louder sounds have more ________ when they reach your ear due to closeness or the sound vibrating more.

a)

energy

b)

color

c)

weight

d)

temperature

19.

When the _______ gets to your ear, your eardrum will vibrate more than with a soft sound.

a)

higher energy

b)

lower energy

c)

shorter wavelength

d)

lower frequency

20.

For a sound to be heard, energy must first cause an object to _______.

a)

vibrate

b)

melt

c)

evaporate

d)

freeze

21.

Vibrating objects transmit energy as _______.

a)

sound waves

b)

light waves

c)

electric current

d)

heat

22.

The energy is transmitted through the air as _______.

a)

sound waves move

b)

light waves

c)

electric currents

d)

magnetic fields

23.

When the energy reaches your ear, the eardrum _______ the energy and begins to _______.

a)

absorbs, vibrate

b)

reflects, rotate

c)

transmits, expand

d)

blocks, contract

24.

Vibrations are interpreted as _______ in your brain.

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

taste

d)

color