Quiz about Virginia SOL 5.2

Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

B,A,D,C

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A,B,D,C

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B,C,A,D

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C,D,B,A

Question 2

Which of these transmits sound the fastest?

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A metal rod

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Water in a pool

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Air in a balloon

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Empty space

Question 3

Which material will sound travel through the fastest?

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Steel

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Water

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Air

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Cloth

Question 4

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

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Choice A

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Choice B

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Choice C

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Choice D

Question 5

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

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Sonar

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Morse code

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Radio

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Sound tracking

Question 6

Sonar helps people find which information about an object?

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Location

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Color

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Weight

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Temperature

Question 7

The greater the frequency of a sound wave, the _____

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higher the pitch

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lower the pitch

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softer the sound

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louder the sound

Question 8

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

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compression

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light

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radio

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x-ray

Question 9

Sound is a form of ________

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energy

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frequency

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machine

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light

Question 10

A disturbance moving through a medium such as a solid, liquid, or gas is a ________

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wave

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sound

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model

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pitch

Question 11

Which example includes compression waves?

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A drummer practicing on his drum set.

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A rainbow shining from a prism.

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A lifeguard swimming in the ocean.

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A person looking in the mirror.

Question 12

SONAR uses -

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reflected sound

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refraction

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low sound

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high-pitched sound

Question 13

What is labeled as #2 on the diagram?

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amplitude

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crest

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wavelength

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trough

Question 14

Wavelength is best described as __________

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the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on another wave

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the highest point of a wave

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the lowest point of a wave

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the total number of complete waves in a cycle

Question 15

In a sound with a high pitch -

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wavelengths are shorter than in a low-oitched sound

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wavelengths are longer than in a low-pitched sound

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wavelengths are the same length as in a low-pitched sound

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wavelengths cannot be compared to a low-pitched sound

Question 16

The _________ of sound is the number of wavelengths in a given unit of time.

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frequency

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vibration

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amplitude

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compression

Question 17

In order for humans to make sounds, the vocal cords must produce -

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vibrations

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pitch

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saliva

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wavelengths

Question 18

Sound travels better through some materials than others. Sound travels BEST through:

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solids

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liquids

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gasses

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empty space

Question 19

Sound is caused when objects_______.

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vibrate

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wiggle

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loud

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scream

Question 20

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?

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compression

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rarefaction

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crest

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trough

Question 21

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

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rarefaction

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compression

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crest

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trough

Question 22

Sounds with higher frequencies have a _________.

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higher pitch

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higher amplitude

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lower pitch

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lower amplitude

Question 23

The amplitude of a sound wave is related to the ___________.

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volume

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pitch

Question 24

The frequency of a sound wave is related to the _________.

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pitch

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volume

Question 25

Loud sounds have a...

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high amplitude

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high pitch

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high frequency

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low amplitude

Question 26

When sound bonces off of a solid surface it is called a ...

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echo

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reflection

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retraction

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pitch

Question 27

Sound travels FASTEST through which medium?

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Wood

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Air

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Empty space

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Water

Question 28

A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

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lower

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louder

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softer

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higher

Question 29

The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.

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smallest

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biggest

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wooden

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shiniest

Question 30

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

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Solid molecules are packed tightly.

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Gas molecules are packed tightly.

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Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

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Gas molecules move slowly.

Question 31

Which sound has a higher pitch?

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Sound B

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Sound A

Question 32

What do bats and dolphins use to find things?

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echolocation

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their eyes

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their ears

Question 33

In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...

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Compression

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Rarefaction

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Wavelength

Question 34

Sound waves are unable to travel in a...

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Vacuum

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 35

Sound is a form of energy produced by .........

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Vibrations

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Electricity

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Light

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Matter

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