Sound Traveling Through Mediums

Sound is a form of?

• energy

• pitch

• volume

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

What medium does sound travel through slowest?

• gas
• solid
• liquid
• trees

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

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

Which object does sound NOT travel through the fastest?

• A chair

• A table

• A football

• milk

Sound travels the FASTEST through _____________, SLOWER through ______________ and SLOWEST through _________________.

• liquids, solids, gases

• solids, gases, liquids

• solids, liquids, gases

• gases, liquids, solids

Tightly packed molecules describes a

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Molecules that take the shape of a container describes a

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Molecules that are loosely floating around at far distances describes a

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas