Sound Energy Quiz

What type of energy is sound?

• Kinetic(moving) energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

What causes sound to be produced?

• Heavy objects

• Cold air

• Still particles

• Moving particles

What is the back-and-forth motion that produces sound called?

• Vibration

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Oscillation

What do we call the regions of air with many particles?

• Compressions

• Vibrations

• Rarefactions

• Echoes

What does sound need in order to travel?

• A medium

• Light

• Electricity

• Nothing

In which state of matter does sound travel the fastest?

• Plasmas

• Gases

• Liquids

• Solids

What happens to the medium when sound waves pass through it?

• It is destroyed

• It is permanently moved

• It disappears

• It vibrates temporarily

What type of wave do sound waves move in?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Circular waves

• Static waves

What is the term for regions of air with fewer particles?

• Echoes

• Rarefactions

• Vibrations

• Compressions

What is the effect of sound waves on the medium?

• They change its color

• They vibrate it

• They make it heavier

• They cool it down