Sound Quiz

Sound travels through a solid, liquid, or gas when the molecules:

• explode

• melt

• vibrate

Sounds travels the fastest in:

• air

• liquid

• solid

Sound travels in:

• longitudinal waves

• groups

• random order

This is how high or low a sound is:

• scale

• pitch

• intensity

This is how loud or quiet a sound is:

• intensity

• size

• pitch

Sound is measured in:

• tons

• degrees

• decibels

Sounds we can hear are in this range:

• rainbow

• audible

• ultrasonic

When a sound reflects off a smooth surface, what is it called?

• echo

• transferred

• bounced

Which instrument would have the lowest pitch?

• flute

• tuba

• trumpet

True or False. Ships can use sound waves to determine how deep the water is using sonar.

• True

• False