B Forms of Energy: Sound

Which of these words best describes sound?

• 1. particles

• 1. reflections

• 1. vibrations

• 1. electricity

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Which of the following would make a high-pitched sound?

• 1. hitting a big drum

• 1. strumming a short, tight string

• 1. knocking on a big door

• 1. blowing over the lip of a large jug

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How does sound move differently through water than air?

• 1. it doesn't echo in water

• 1. it moves slower through water

• 2. it moves faster through water

• 1. Silly you, sound doesn't move any differently through water than it does through air

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Why is there no sound in space?

• 1. Because nothing lives in space to make any sounds

• 1. Silly you, of course there is sound in space!

• 1. Because there is no air or other matter in space for sound waves to move through

• 1. Because space is too cold to have sound

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Which of the following describes a sound's loudness?

• 1. the speed at which something vibrates

• 1. the amount of force or energy used to make the vibration

• 1. a compression wave moving from one type of matter to another

• 1. sound's ability to bounce off objects and come back to you

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Which of the following is TRUE about how sound travels?

• 1. Sound lessens the further it travels.

• 1. Sound can travel through water.

• Sound travels by vibrating objects.

• 1. All answers are correct.

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What is NOT true of how sound travels?

• 1. Sound can travel through the air.

• 1. Sound can travel through the vacuum of space.

• 1. Sound can travel through solids.

• 1. Sound can travel through liquids.

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Sounds travel in a particular way. Sounds travel in ___.

• 1. Bunches and groups

• 1. A side-to-side pattern

• 1. Unpredictable patterns

• 1. A wave pattern

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How can sound travel through objects or between objects?

• 1. Sound cannot move through objects, only between objects.

• 1. Sound cannot move between objects, only through them.

• 1. By pushing objects forward

• 1. By vibrating the molecules in objects or between objects

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How can whales communicate?

• 1. By producing sound that travels by vibrating water molecules carrying the message up to a thousand miles

• 1. The sound cannot travel far because there are no molecules to vibrate in water

• 1. Air pockets in the water carry the sound

• 1. Sound travels up to the surface of the water, then through the air, then back through the water

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