Sound Energy Quiz

Sound only comes from 

• musical instruments
• someone's mouth 
• objects vibrating 
• your ear

When a cricket rubs it's legs together

• they will stop itching
• they will create sound with the vibrations
• they will not make any sound
• they will help the cricket find food

You are exploring how to make sound louder by tapping a pencil against a desk. To make a louder sound with the pencil, you could

• tap the pencil against the desk with more force
• wave the pencil
• tap the pencil against the desk more gently
• tap the pencil in your hand

Which instrument will have the lowest pitch?

• Tuba
• French horn
• flute
• clarinet

Which best supports the fact that sound is a form of energy?

• Sound can change.
• Sounds are fluid.
• Sounds are part of the air.
• Sounds make windows rattle.

What must happen for an object to produce a sound?

• The object must glow/
• The object must vibrate.
• The object must transform electrical energy.
• The object must be warmed. 

Sound travels in 

• lines and one direction.
• rays
• zig-zags
• waves in all directions.

Sound energy is-

• energy you can hear.
• an object that vibrates.
• energy that travels in waves.
• all of the above.

What is pitch?

• Pitch is throwing a ball.
• Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
• Pitch is energy you can see.
• Pitch is magnetic.

All of the following produce sound energy EXCEPT-

• A
• B
• C
• D