Quiz about Sound Energy

Question 1

Sound travels through solids.

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True

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False

Question 2

Measure of how high or low a sound is

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pitch

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amplitude

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compression

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speed of sound

Question 3

What is frequency?

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the number of vibrations per second

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how high or low a sound is

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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the back and forth movement of matter

Question 4

What is vibration?

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the back and forth movement of matter

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how loud a sound is

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how high or low a sound is

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the loudness or softness of a sound

Question 5

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

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sound

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light

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heat

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electricity

Question 6

Sound is a form of?

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energy

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pitch

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volume

Question 7

What type of materials REFLECT sound?

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both hard and smooth materials

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hard materials

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smooth materials

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porous materials

Question 8

The ___________________ is how loud or soft a sound is.

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volume

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echo

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frequency

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pitch

Question 9

In which medium will sound travel slowest?

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air

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water

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glass

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salt water

Question 10

Which of the following determines the pitch of a sound wave?

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frequency

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density

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mass

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reflection

Question 11

True or False
You can hear in space.

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False

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True

Question 12

What travels faster, light or sound?

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light

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sound

Question 13

Destiny hits a symbol with her drumstick and makes it vibrate.  She then puts her hand on the symbol and stops the vibration.  What happened to the sound of the symbol?

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The sound stops because the vibrations have stopped.

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The sound continues but not as loud.

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The sound continues but has a lower pitch.

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The sound stops because her hand absorbs the sound.

Question 14

1. Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

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True

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False

Question 15

Sound is caused by?

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vibrations

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friction

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instruments

Question 16

Why does cupping your hands around your mouth when you shout make the sound travel further?

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The sound doesn't spread as much.

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The sound spreads out.

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Your voice gets louder.

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Your voice becomes muffled.

Question 17

What would happen if you tighten the strings on a guitar?

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it would make a high pitch sound

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it would make a low pitch sound

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it would produce low volume sound

Question 18

What is volume?

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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how high or low a sound is

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vibrations moving through a medium

Question 19

What causes an echo?

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sound waves bouncing off smooth, hard surfaces

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sound waves bouncing off soft surfaces like carpet

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you repeating yourself

Question 20

Why does the school music room have foam panels on the walls?

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to help prevent sounds from going to other parts of the school

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So everyone can make a lot of noise

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because it looks good

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to keep the thermal energy from transferring to sounds

Question 21

When a sound wave hits the eardrum, what happens to the eardrum to allow the transmission of the sound to the inner ear?

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it vibrates

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it ruptures (breaks)

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it fills with liquid

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it remains motionless

Question 22

Even though bats cannot see well, sonar allows them to fly in and out of tight spaces, even at night.  Sonar is a phenomenon of sound that relies on

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echoes

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refracted sound

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absorption of sound

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reflected light

Question 23

How can you make a sound louder?

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use more energy to create the sound

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move away from the sound

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use less energy to make the sound

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use a smaller number of objects to create the sound

Question 24

Objects that vibrate more quickly create

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high pitches

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low pitches

Question 25

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

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solid (table)

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liquid (water)

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gas (air)

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vacuum (outer space)

Question 26

We use our ears to

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hear

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smell

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taste

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feel

Question 27

How many parts does the ear have?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 28

The cochlea is filled with fluid. The fluid move tiny hairs. What happens next?

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messages are sent to the brain

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sound stops here

Question 29

The larger the wavelength, the _______ the frequency.

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lower

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higher

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they are the same

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