Sound Quiz

What is needed to produce a sound?

• speakers

• vibrations

• an instrument

When you blow into two tubes, the longer tube will make a sound with

• a higher pitch.

• a lower pitch.

• a louder volume.

• a lower volume.

Which sound wave has a low pitch and loud volume?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which sound wave has a high pitch and a soft volume?

• a

• b

• c

• d

What is the loudness or softness of a sound?

• the pitch/ frequency

• the direction

• the amplitude/ volume

The lower the frequency the ________________.

• lower the pitch

• higher the volume

• higher the pitch

• lower the volume

What is sound a form of?

• light

• pitch

• volume

• energy

When the teacher claps her hands in the auditorium, how does the sound reach the students sitting at the back?

• The sound energy travels in a straight line

• The sound energy travels in a light wave.

• The sound energy doesn’t move.

• The sound energy travels in sound waves.

What is an echo?

• When the sound wave reflects off of a wall, or something else, and sends the soundwave back.

• When the volume of a sound gets much louder very quickly.

• When the pitch in a sound goes very low because the frequency of the sound wave has decreased.

Sarah is playing her clarinet and wants to create a softer sound with a lower volume. What should she do?

• blow into the clarinet with more force

• blow into the clarinet with less force

• play a note at a higher pitch

• play a note at a lower pitch