How Sound Waves are Produced Quiz

Sound travels through air by.................... of air molecules.

• vibrations

• rotation

• expansion

• contraction

Rice grains .................... on the surface of a stretched rubber sheet when the sheet is struck with a stick.

• jump up and down

• stay still

• roll off the sheet

• sink into the sheet

A vibrating tuning fork makes .................... when it touches the water surface.

• waves

• bubbles

• ripples

• splashes

Air molecules .................... when some sound source is close by.

• vibrate

• evaporate

• condense

• freeze

Sound waves travel at the speed of .................... in air.

• 344 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 400 m/s

• 250 m/s

A stretched rubber band produces .................... due to .................... when it is plucked.

• sound waves; vibrations

• light waves; refraction

• heat; friction

• electricity; conduction

....................... is transferred during sound wave propagation.

• Energy

• Mass

• Temperature

• Light