Properties of Sound Quiz

Late one night your brother’s loud music wakes you up. What property of sound is this an example of? (1pt)

• pitch

• force

• tension

• volume

You notice that when you sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” your voice changes and gets higher during some parts of the song. What property of sound is this an example of? (1pt)

• pitch

• force

• tension

• volume

Which of the following about sound is TRUE? (1pt)

• sound travels in vibrations

• sound can only travel through the air

• sound cannot be blocked

• sound is a form of light

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Legacy plays the guitar in music class. What should she do to change the pitch of the guitar? (1pt)

• pluck all of the strings very forcefully

• strum all of the strings together

• adjust the tightness of the strings

• put holes in the guitar

Tyrone plucks two strings of a violin. The first string makes a low pitch, but the second string makes a high pitch. What does this tell you? (1pt)

• the first string is producing faster vibrations

• the second string is producing faster vibrations

• the two strings are vibrating at the same speed

• none of the above

Your teacher has a LOUD voice. This means their voice…. (1pt)

• produces larger vibrations

• produces smaller vibrations

• produces the same amount of vibrations as a person with a soft voice

• produces no vibrations

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Khaleb experiments to find out how tension affects pitch and vibrations. Which of the following is FALSE about tension and pitch? (1pt)

• tension is how tight something is

• more tension on a rubber band produces faster vibrations

• less tension on a rubber band produces faster vibrations

• more tension produces a higher pitch

Below is a chart of how FAST sound travels through different mediums (or solids, liquids, and gases). What does the table tell us about how sound travels?

• sound travels at the same speed

• sound travels fastest through solids

• sound travels fastest through liquids

• sound travels fastest through gases

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Diamond taps a small tuning fork on her desk, and then she strikes (hits hard) the same tuning fork on her desk. Which will produce more vibrations?

• tapping

• striking

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Hayley wants to figure out how to make the loudest sound at a basketball game. She experiments to see how force affects how loud her sound is. She measures the volume of the sound using decibels. Based on the chart, predict how loud kicking the seat will be in decibels.

• 5 decibels

• 15 decibels

• 45 decibels

• 100 decibels

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