11-6-23 5.5 Sound Warm Up

Sound is caused by __________.

• vibration
• light

Sound travels through _______ waves and must have a medium to travel through.

• compression
• vacuum
• light

A student used a coiled child's toy to show the class about sound waves. What kind of waves did he demonstrate?

• A Compression
• B X-ray
• C Light
• D Radio

According to the table, sound travels fastest through matter that _______________.

• a. can evaporate easily
• b. has no definite shape
• c. has particles that are close together
• d. has particles that move quickly

Which technique is the boat using to find the distance from the surface of the ocean to the bottom?

• a. Morse code
• b. Radio
• c. Sonar
• d. Sound tracking

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty Space
• Metal
• Water

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Gas molecules move slowly

Sound cannot travel through __________ .

• solid
• liquid
• vacuum
• gas

Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibration?

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