Sound And Pitch - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

What causes sound?

Electricity

Turning up the volume

Vibrations

Pressing the Mute button

2.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What properties of matter does sound travel through?

Liquid, Solid, or Gas

Plasma, fairy dust, or lattes

Buttons, aluminum foil, or string cheese

Candles, boxes, and wifi

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What part of the body does your voice originate from?

Throat

Mouth

Stomach

Vocal Chords

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

True or False:

You can hear sounds in space.

True

False

Answer explanation

Sound needs a liquid, solid, or gas to carry soundwaves. Space is a vacuum, so there's no matter to carry sound.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the speed of sound?

500 miles per hour

600 miles per hour

760 miles per hour

1,000 miles per hour

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What phenomenon can you experience when an object, like a fighter jet, exceeds the speed of sound?

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic Boom

Sonic and Tails

Super Sonic

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do you hear when lightning bolts disrupt air particles?

You hear nothing

Bright Flashing

Sonic Boom

Thunder

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Define: An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

Vibrations

Texture

Wavelengths

Music

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

____________ is the number of occurrences over a period of time.

Wave

Vibration

Frequency

Sound

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Herts (Hz) refers to the number of

Wave Cycles

Water Cycles

Tri Cycles

Motor Cycles

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

440 Hz means there are 440 wave cycles in ______

one second

one minute

one hour

one day

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The human ear can hear a minimum of ____Hz.

18

19

20

21

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Human ear can hear up to ___________Hz

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Generally, a large instrument produces a ______ pitch.

High

Low

Answer explanation

Instruments like a bass clarinet, baritone sax, tuba, or bass generally produce a low pitch.

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Generally, a small instrument produces a ______ pitch.

High

Low

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