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5.2 Sound
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Quiz on SOL 5.2 Sound
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1
Amplitude is how ____________________ a sound is.
loud or soft
high or low
2
Pitch is how ____________________ a sound is.
high or low
loud or soft
3
A student screaming would have a change in __________.
pitch
amplitude
4
Which material will sound travel the slowest through?
Syrup
Soda
Pillow
Air
5
Frequency is the number of ____________ per second.
wavelengths
rarefactions
compressions
pitches
6
Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder during a storm?
sound has longer wavelengths than light
light and sound travel at the same speed
light has a greater mass than sound
light travels faster than sound
7
True or false: Animals have more sensitive hearing than humans.
False
True
8
Which instrument is both a string and percussion instrument?
drum
guitar
banjo
piano
9
Sonar helps people find what information about an object:
temperature
weight
location
color
10
How do bats use echoes?
to communicate
all of the above
to locate food
to navigate in the dark
11
Which item would sound travel the fastest through?
Water
Brick
Air
Honey
12
True or False: Sound is a form of energy.
False
True
13
Which instrument would have fewer wavelengths in one minute?
flute
drum
14
Sound cannot travel through ___________.
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Vacuums
15
Matter is anything that occupies __________.
water
mass
space
air
16
Which bottle would produce the highest pitch when you blow air across the top?
Yellow
Pink
Green
17
How many wavelengths does this wave have?
4
2
3
1
18
Objects vibrating faster have a __________ pitch.
higher
lower
19
Which part of a wave is pressed together?
Rarefaction
End
Compression
Beginning
20
Which part of a wave is spread apart?
End
Rarefaction
Beginning
Compression
21
The result of a sound wave that hits a solid surface and bounces off is called a/an:
echo
sonar
reflection
rarefaction
22
Which straw length would produce a higher pitch?
Medium
Short
Long
23
Which bottle would produce the highest pitch when you hit it with a drum stick?
Green
Yellow
Pink
24
The __________ the animal, the higher the hearing range.
larger
smaller
25
Which of these is not a classification of musical instruments?
Bowed
Electronic
Wind
Percussion
26
Which voice would have a high frequency?
man voice
woman voice
27
What is another word for a compression wave?
Rarefaction
Compression
Horizontal
Longitudinal
28
True or false: Frequency is related to amplitude.
False
True
29
Sound is produced when matter ___________.
vibrates
disappears
changes
appears
30
True or False: A wavelength is the distance between two compressions.
True
False