VA SOL 5th Sound

A student plans to investigate how sound changes when 4 bottles with different amounts of liquid are struck with a mallet. In which order must the bottles be placed so that the sound changes from a low pitch to a high pitch?

• A,B,D,C
• B,A,D,C 
• B,C,A,D
• C,D,B,A

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Which of these transmits sound the fastest?

• Water in a pool
• A metal rod
• Air in a balloon
• Empty space

Which material will sound travel through the fastest?

• Water
• Air
• Steel 
• Cloth

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How is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?

• It helps the whale locate food.
• It makes the water warmer.
• It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.
• It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.

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Sound waves travel best through —

• gases
• gases
• solids
• vacuums

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Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?

• Choice A
• Choice B
• Choice C
• Choice D

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

• Morse code
• Radio
• Sonar 
• Sound tracking

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Sonar helps people find which information about an object?

• Color
• Weight
• Location
• Temperature

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The greater the frequency of a sound wave, the _____

• lower the pitch
• higher the pitch
• softer the sound
• louder the sound

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

• light
• radio
• compression
• x-ray

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