Quiz about Sound Energy

Question 1

All sounds are made by ............. objects.

Accepted Answer

vibrating

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warm

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cold

Question 2

Sound is a kind of energy that travels in ..............

Accepted Answer

waves

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current

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group

Question 3

Sound waves cannot travel through ...................

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space

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solid

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liquid

Question 4

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

Accepted Answer

sound

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light

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heat

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electricity

Question 5

Sound is a form of?

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energy

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pitch

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volume

Question 6

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 7

In which medium will sound travel slowest?

Accepted Answer

air

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water

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glass

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salt water

Question 8

True or False
You can hear in space.

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False

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True

Question 9

In which  medium will sound travel fastest?

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glass

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air

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water

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salt water

Question 10

If you walk into an empty gym and yell, why would you hear an echo?

Accepted Answer

The sound waves are bouncing off the hard smooth gym walls.

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The gym walls are soft and uneven.

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The sound waves are being absorbed by the hard smooth walls.

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The gym walls are really clean.

Question 11

What travels faster, light or sound?

Accepted Answer

light

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sound

Question 12

Sound travels through solids, liquids AND gasses.

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True

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False

Question 13

Sound is caused by

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vibrations

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force

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instruments

Question 14

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 15

What is an echo?

Accepted Answer

a sound that repeats due to reflection of sound waves

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a sound absorbed by materials around it

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a sound traveling to a listener far away

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a sound changing in frequency

Question 16

How can you make a sound louder?

Accepted Answer

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 17

1. Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 18

1. Sound travels fastest through gases (air).

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 19

1. Sound can be transmitted through objects.

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True

Answer

False

Question 20

I am an astronaut, floating in my spacesuit in outer space.  I see another astronaut, floating in her spacesuit.  I want to communicate with her.  Which method would be successful?

Accepted Answer

shine a light in Morse code to represent letters

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shout at her

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make a loud bang

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run over to her

Question 21

Which of the following best describes how a sound wave travels?

Accepted Answer

a marble dropped in a bowl of water

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a branch moving back and forth

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a car speeding up and down hills

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a baseball hit by a bat

Question 22

What type of energy involves the vibration of matter?

Accepted Answer

Sound

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Light

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Heat

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Electrical

Question 23

In what direction does sound travel?

Accepted Answer

All Directions

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Straight

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ZigZag

Answer

Diagonal

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