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- 1. Multiple Choice
Sound travels fastest in...
solids
liquids
gases
air
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sound is a form of?energypitchvolume - 3. Multiple ChoiceAn object that does not vibrate cannot producesoundlightheatelectricity
- 4. Multiple Choice
A place where no sound exists is...
in the air
under water
space
all of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice__________ means to move back and forth quickly.PitchAmplitudeVibrationEcho
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSound is a form of energy produced by ______________.vibrationsdistancesprismsMs. Crews
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.gasessolidsliquids
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe volume of a sound is measured in units called ________decibelsliterssound wavesinches per minute
- 9. 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSound does not travel in space becauseSpace is too far away.There is no matter in space.Space is the final frontierSpace has planets.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceYou stand outside a room that has the doors and windows closed. Why can you still hear sounds made inside the room?Vibrations are absorbed in the doors and windowsVibrations are reflected inside the roomVibrations travel through the door and the windowVibrations echo in the room
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?Our eyes trick usLight travels faster than soundthey're two separate things
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these is NOT a medium?
light
air
wood
metal
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which sentence BEST describes how sound moves?
Sound can move through solids, liquids, or gases.
Sound can move through empty space or through matter.
Sound can move through solids and liquids but not through gases.
Sound can move through liquids and gases but not through solids.
- 15. Multiple Choice
How can I produce a sound?
heating an object
hitting an object
moving the mouth
looking an object
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of sound traveling through a solid?When you hear people in another roomWhen you hear things underwaterWhen you are talking to the person next to youSound cannot travel through solids
- 17. Multiple Choice
When people speak their ________ vibrate.
ear drums
vocal chords
ears
tongue
- 18. Multiple Choice
Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. It was a very long string. Maria went upstairs in her house and Sarah stayed downstairs. Maria spoke softly into the can. "I can hear you!' Sarah said back. How can this happen?
Sound waves travel through a vacuum.
Sound waves travel from high to low.
Sound waves travel through solids like the string.
Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Will a homemade telephone made of two cans and a string work better with a tightly-woven string or a loosely-woven string?
a tightly woven string because it will not come apart as easily
a loosely woven string because the sound waves have more room to move
a tightly woven string because sound waves travel best through dense materials
a loosely woven string because sound waves travel best through less dense materials
- 20. Multiple Choice
Sound travels faster in objects that have a greater.....
Mass
Density
Volume
Yards
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