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- 1. Multiple Choice
A student plans to investigate how sound changes when 4 bottles with different amounts of liquid are struck with a mallet. In which order must the bottles be placed so that the sound changes from a low pitch to a high pitch?A,B,D,CB,A,D,CB,C,A,DC,D,B,A - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these transmits sound the fastest?Water in a poolA metal rodAir in a balloonEmpty space
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich material will sound travel through the fastest?WaterAirSteelCloth
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?It helps the whale locate food.It makes the water warmer.It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSound waves travel best through —gasesgasessolidsvacuums
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBlowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?Choice AChoice BChoice CChoice D
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich technique is the boat using to find the distance from the surface of the ocean to the bottom?Morse codeRadioSonarSound tracking
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSonar helps people find which information about an object?ColorWeightLocationTemperature
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe greater the frequency of a sound wave, the _____lower the pitchhigher the pitchsofter the soundlouder the sound
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA student used a coiled children's toy to show the class about sound waves. What did he demonstrate?lightradiocompressionx-ray
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSound is a form of ________frequencymachinelightenergy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA disturbance moving through a medium such as a solid, liquid, or gas is a ________soundmodelwavepitch
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich example includes compression waves?A rainbow shining from a prism.A drummer practicing on his drum set.A lifeguard swimming in the ocean.A person looking in the mirror.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSONAR uses -reflected soundrefractionlow soundhigh-pitched sound
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is labeled as #2 on the diagram?crestamplitudewavelengthtrough
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWavelength is best described as __________the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on another wavethe highest point of a wavethe lowest point of a wavethe total number of complete waves in a cycle
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn a sound with a high pitch -wavelengths are longer than in a low-pitched soundwavelengths are the same length as in a low-pitched soundwavelengths cannot be compared to a low-pitched soundwavelengths are shorter than in a low-oitched sound
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe _________ of sound is the number of wavelengths in a given unit of time.vibrationfrequencyamplitudecompression
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn order for humans to make sounds, the vocal cords must produce -pitchsalivawavelengthsvibrations
- 20. Multiple Choice
Sound travels better through some materials than others. Sound travels BEST through:
solids
liquids
gasses
empty space
- 21. Multiple Choice
Sound is caused when objects_______.
vibrate
wiggle
loud
scream
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?compressionrarefactioncresttrough
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?compressionrarefactioncresttrough
- 24. Multiple ChoiceSounds with higher frequencies have a _________.higher pitchhigher amplitudelower pitchlower amplitude
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe amplitude of a sound wave is related to the ___________.pitchvolume
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe frequency of a sound wave is related to the _________.pitchvolume
- 27. Multiple ChoiceLoud sounds have a...high pitchhigh frequencyhigh amplitudelow amplitude
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen sound bonces off of a solid surface it is called a ...reflectionretractionechopitch
- 29. Multiple Choice
Sound travels FASTEST through which medium?
Air
Empty space
Wood
Water
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.loudersofterhigherlower
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.biggestwoodensmallestshiniest
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhy is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?Gas molecules are packed tightly.Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.Solid molecules are packed tightly.Gas molecules move slowly.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich sound has a higher pitch?Sound ASound B
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat do bats and dolphins use to find things?their eyestheir earsecholocation
- 35. Multiple ChoiceIn a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...CompressionRarefactionWavelength
- 36. Multiple ChoiceSound waves are unable to travel in a...SolidLiquidGasVacuum
- 37. Multiple ChoiceSound is a form of energy produced by .........ElectricityLightMatterVibrations
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