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- 1. Multiple Choice
Sound travels through solids.TrueFalse - 2. Multiple Choice1. Sound can’t travel through liquids.TrueFalse
- 3. Multiple Choice1. Without matter, sound waves could not travel.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple Choice1. Sound travels through gas.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple Choice1. Sound travels fastest through gases (air).TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple Choice1. Sound can be transmitted through objects.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple Choice
Sound is caused by?
friction
vibrations
instruments
- 8. Multiple ChoiceI am an astronaut, floating in my spacesuit in outer space. I see another astronaut, floating in her spacesuit. I want to communicate with her. Which method would be successful?shine a light in Morse code to represent lettersshout at hermake a loud bangrun over to her
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?AirEmpty spaceMetalWater
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMeasure of how high or low a sound isamplitudecompressionspeed of soundpitch
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes how a sound wave travels?a branch moving back and fortha car speeding up and down hillsa baseball hit by a bata marble dropped in a bowl of water
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected byan object called a hammerthe size of a player's fingersthe length of its stringshow hard it is struck or plucked
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?The sound spreads out.Your voice gets louder.You are screaming.The sound energy is directed in one direction.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?it would make a low pitch soundit would make a high pitch soundit produces a slow vibrationsit produces low frequency
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is volume?how high or low a sound isthe loudness or softness of a soundthe number of vibrations per secondvibrations
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is frequency?the number of vibrations per secondhow high or low a sound isthe loudness or softness of a soundthe back and forth movement of matter
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is vibration?how loud a sound isthe back and forth movement of matterhow high or low a sound isthe loudness or softness of a sound
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is pitch?the back and forth movement of matterhow loud a sound ishow high or low a sound isthe number of vibrations per second
- 19. Multiple Choice
What causes an echo?
sound waves bouncing off large, hard surfaces
sound waves bouncing off carpet
sound waves bouncing off trees and bushes
you repeating yourself
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the school library covered with carpet?So everyone can make a lot of noiseto help absorb sounds to keep it quietbecause it looks goodto help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
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