Sound Review Questions

Ginny wants to make a higher pitch sound than the one that Marshall made. Which picture shows how she should place the markers so that when she plucks the rubber band, it will result in a higher pitch?

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Ethan is investigating how to produce a sound. He taps a metal fork with a metal spoon. What will most likely happen?

• The fork vibrates and makes a sound.

• The fork does not vibrate or make a sound.

• The fork vibrates but does not make a sound.

• The fork does not vibrate but does make a sound.

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Fourth grade students all created different ways to investigate sound.

Group 1: Wrapped rubber bands around a shoe box.

Group 2: Hang a ruler off the edge of a desk.

Which of the following will both groups encounter when producing sound?

• Only group 1 will hear sound because rubber bands are used to create vibrations when pulled on.

• Both groups will move an object that will create a response with a sound and vibrating objects.

• Only group 2 will hear sound because the ruler will vibrate and create a sound.

• Both groups will hear a sound, but only group 1 will observe vibrations.

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Three students wanted to investigate sound and vibrations with the same materials. One student flicked a string every 10 seconds, one student flicked a string every 5 seconds, and another student flicked a string every 2 seconds. What will the students observe?

• Speed does not impact vibrations or sound.

• The string was the highest pitched sound when vibrating the fastest.

• The string was the highest pitched sound when vibrating the slowest.

• All three sounds will sound the same, but the vibrations will speed up when flicked more.

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A student fills different glasses of water with different amounts of water to investigate sound. What will happen when the student taps the glasses?

• All of the glasses of water will produce different sounds, but there is no way of knowing what type of sound they will make until you hit all glasses and make observations.

• The glass with the most water will have the lowest pitch sound since vibrations slow down to travel through the most water.

• All glasses of water will produce the same sound since the vibrations are traveling through the same type of liquid.

• The glass with the least water will have the lowest pitch sound since there is less water for the sound to travel through.

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Four students investigated sound in the classroom. A visual of the four vibrations are documented. Which student conducted an investigation that had the lowest pitch sound?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

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In a science class, students are exploring the concept of sound energy. The teacher sets up an experiment where students strike a tuning fork and place it on a table. The students observe that when the tuning fork vibrates, the table also vibrates slightly. The teacher explains that the sound produced by the tuning fork is causing the table to vibrate, showcasing how sound can make matter vibrate. Which THREE of the following observations show the relationship between sound energy and vibrations?

• A. When a bell is rung, students feel the vibrations by touching the bell.

• B. Placing a speaker on a table causes the table to heat up.

• C. Striking a tuning fork and holding it in the air produces visible sound waves.

• D. Playing a guitar string results in the air around it vibrating.

• E. Speaking into a cup connected by a string to another cup leads to hearing the sound in the second cup.

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Which of the following statements about sound is NOT true?

• Sound is caused by vibrations.

• Sound can travel through rock.

• If an object is vibrating quickly, it will produce a low-pitched sound.

• The size, shape, and material an object is made of affects its sound.

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The chart shows observations that Alphonso made about noises different animals make. Which animal most likely had the highest pitch?

• dog

• frog

• horse

• sheep

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Liz is working on her plan to create a device that will use sound waves to communicate yes or no answers to her friend’s questions. She fills two glass bottles with the same amount of water. The picture shows her device. She will tap each of the bottles once with a spoon to create two different sounds. One bottle will produce a high pitch sound when tapped with the spoon, and the other bottle will make a low pitch sound. She explains to her friend that the lower pitch means “no” and the higher pitch means “yes.” Will her device be able to communicate the yes or no messages using different pitches?

• Yes, she will be able to create different pitches of sound because both bottles are filled with water all the way to the top.

• Yes, she will be able to create different pitches of sound if she hits one bottle lightly and the other bottle very hard.

• No, she will not be able to produce any sound at all because the jars are filled with water.

• No, she will not be able to produce different pitches. Both bottles will have the same pitch when tapped with the spoon because the water levels are the same.

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