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Sound Quiz

Quiz by Brandy Pendley

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    Which parts of our ears vibrate to help us hear?
    waves
    eardrums
    vocal cords
    earrings
    30s
  • Q2
    Which describes how loud or soft a sound is?
    echo
    volume
    pitch
    vocal cord
    30s
  • Q3
    What happens when you hear an echo?
    sound waves become faster and stronger
    sound waves bounce back to your ear
    sound waves stop moving back and forth
    sound waves stop things from vibrating
    30s
  • Q4
    Which is FALSE?
    sound waves can travel through air
    sound waves can travel through solids
    sound waves can bounce of things
    sound waves can be seen all around us
    30s
  • Q5
    How do earplugs work?
    they help make the pitch of the sound lower
    they help make the pitch of the sound higher
    they help raise the volume of sound
    they block most of the sound waves from your ears
    30s
  • Q6
    How are sound and light alike?
    both sound and light waves can be seen
    sound and light can travel through solids
    both sound and light waves help you hear
    sound and light are both kinds of energy
    30s
  • Q7
    Which happens LAST?
    sound waves travel through the air
    the metal vibrates and makes sound waves
    Mia hits a triangle during music class
    sound waves vibrate Mia's eardrums
    30s
  • Q8
    Which sound has the lowest volume?
    mouse
    speaker
    drum
    car
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
    If you use greater force, then the volume will decrease and it will sound softer.
    If you use greater force, then the volume will increase and it will sound louder.
    If you use less force, then the volume will increase and it will sound louder.
    If you use less force, the volume will increase and it will sound louder.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
    As you move further away from a source of sound, the volume increases.
    As you move further away from a source of sound, the volume decreases.
    Distance doesn't make a difference in the volume of sound.
    As you move closer to a source of sound, the volume decreases.
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
    Volume and Pitch are not the same.
    Volume and pitch are exactly the same thing.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following describes how loud or soft a sound is?
    volume
    thickness
    pitch
    distance
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is the word for how high or low a sound is?
    thickness
    pitch
    distance
    volume
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following sentences is true?
    The thicker the material is the higher the sound.
    It doesn't matter how thick or thin a material is with sound.
    The thicker a material is the lower the sound.
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
    The thickness of a material doesn't matter with sound.
    The thinner a material is the higher the sound.
    The thinner a material is the lower the sound.
    30s

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