Sound: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 3 Science

Question 1

Which material allows sound to travel through it the quickest?

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Metal

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Wood

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Water

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Air

Question 2

What happens when the pitch of a sound is higher?

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It has a faster frequency.

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It sounds louder.

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It is made by larger objects.

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It travels faster.

Question 3

What sound property makes a sound louder, and which property makes it sound higher in pitch?

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Amplitude makes a sound louder, and frequency makes it higher in pitch.

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Frequency makes a sound louder, and amplitude makes it higher in pitch.

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Neither amplitude nor frequency affects how loud or high-pitched a sound is.

Question 4

When the frequency of a sound wave increases, what happens to the pitch of the sound?

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The pitch of the sound gets higher.

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The pitch of the sound gets lower.

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The pitch of the sound stays the same.

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The pitch of the sound changes randomly.

Question 5

When the speaker talks louder, what happens to the amplitude of the sound waves they make?

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The amplitude gets bigger.

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The amplitude gets smaller.

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The amplitude stays the same.

Question 6

What is the difference between the amplitude and frequency of a sound wave?

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Amplitude is the loudness, while frequency is the pitch.

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Amplitude is the speed, while frequency is the wavelength.

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Amplitude is the time for one cycle, while frequency is the cycles per second.

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Amplitude is the shape, while frequency is the color.

Question 7

What word describes how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

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Timbre

Question 8

What happens when a sound wave reaches a thick curtain?

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It passes through, but gets quieter.

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It bounces back.

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It gets louder.

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It stops moving.

Question 9

How do animals use sound in their daily lives?

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To communicate, protect themselves, and find food

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Only when they're hungry or thirsty

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Not to communicate with each other

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Only to attract attention

Question 10

What factors should scientists consider when designing a sound system for a concert hall to provide the best possible sound experience for the audience?

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The shape and size of the hall

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The type of music that will be played

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The number of people who will be in the audience

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The budget for the sound system

Question 11

When you pluck a guitar string, it vibrates. How does this vibration create sound waves?

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The vibrating string pushes against the air, making the air particles vibrate and creating a sound wave.

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The sound waves are produced by the movement of the guitar's body.

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The electrical signals from the guitar's pickups create the sound waves.

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The sound waves are produced by the resonance of the guitar's cavity.

Question 12

How does the shape of a musical instrument affect the sound it produces?

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The shape of an instrument changes the resonance and quality of the sound it makes.

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The shape of an instrument does not affect the sound it makes.

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The shape of an instrument changes the pitch of the sound it makes.

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The shape of an instrument changes the volume of the sound it makes.

Question 13

How can sounds help us learn about different cultures?

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Music and instruments tell stories about a community's past and present.

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Sounds like laughter and prayers are just for talking.

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Sound doesn't tell us anything about different cultures.

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The way people speak and use sounds in different places has nothing to do with their culture.

Question 14

How does the volume of a sound relate to the energy of its sound waves?

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The volume is directly related to the energy carried by the sound waves.

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The volume is inversely related to the energy carried by the sound waves.

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The volume is not related to the energy carried by the sound waves.

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The volume is equal to the energy carried by the sound waves.

Question 15

Which materials can we use to make sounds quieter, and how do they work?

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Soft materials, like curtains and carpets, soak up sound energy and make it softer.

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Hard materials, like glass or metal, bounce sound waves away like a ball.

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Only very heavy materials, like lead or concrete, can block sound from passing through.

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Soundproofing materials make sounds disappear like magic!

Question 16

We use sound in many ways every day. Which of these is NOT a way we use sound?

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Making dinner

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Listening to music

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Talking to friends

Question 17

How do sound production and sound propagation differ? Describe the role of sound waves in each process.

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Sound production involves creating vibrations to generate sound waves, while sound propagation is how these waves travel through mediums like air.

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Sound production is when we hear sound, while sound propagation is creating sound waves.

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Sound production is using a microphone to record sound, while sound propagation is how we hear recorded sound.

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Sound production is turning electricity into sound waves, while sound propagation is how sound waves reach our ears.

Question 18

How do we use sound in our everyday lives? Give me two examples.

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We use sound to make music.

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We use sound to talk to people on the phone.

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We use sound to store information on computers.

Question 19

When a sound has a large amplitude, how does our ear perceive it?

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It sounds louder.

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It sounds quieter.

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It has a higher pitch.

Question 20

Which of the following instruments produces a sound with a low pitch?

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Double bass

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Violin

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Clarinet

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Flute

Question 21

What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?

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About 343 meters per second

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About 123 meters per second

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About 680 meters per second

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About 980 meters per second

Question 22

What happens to the loudness of the sound as you move away from the source?

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It gets quieter.

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It gets louder.

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It stays the same.

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It changes pitch.

Question 23

Which of these materials does sound travel through the fastest?

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Metal

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Air

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Water

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Wood

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a property of sound?

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Shape

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Pitch

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Volume

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Timbre

Question 25

What is the ability to find the direction a sound is coming from called?

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Localisation

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Echolocation

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Amplification

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Reverberation

Question 26

What happens to the sound when you move away from where the sound is coming from?

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It gets quieter and quieter.

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It gets louder.

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It stays the same.

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a property of sound waves?

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They have a color.

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They make your ears wiggle.

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They can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

Question 28

What is the name of the thing that happens when sound waves bounce off a wall and come back to you?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Dispersion

Question 29

Which of these instruments makes sound by blowing air across a hole?

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Flute

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 30

What do we measure when we want to know how loud a sound is?

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Decibels

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Hertz

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Meters

Question 31

Which of these things does NOT change how fast sound travels?

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How long the sound wave is

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How hot or cold it is

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What the sound is traveling through

Question 32

What is the name of the thing that turns sound waves into something a computer can understand?

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Microphone

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Speaker

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Amplifier

Question 33

What makes a sound wave?

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B. Vibrations

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A. Heat

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C. Light

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D. Magnetism

Question 34

What happens to sound when it moves away from its source?

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B. It gets quieter

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A. It gets louder

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C. It stays the same

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D. It changes pitch

Question 35

What is the difference between how high or low a sound is and how loud or quiet it is?

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A. Pitch is how high or low a sound is, while volume is how loud or quiet it is

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B. Volume is how high or low a sound is, while pitch is how loud or quiet it is

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C. Pitch is how loud or quiet a sound is, while volume is how high or low it is

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D. Volume and pitch are the same thing

Question 36

What turns sound waves into electrical signals?

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A. Microphone

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B. Speaker

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C. Amplifier

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D. Synthesizer

Question 37

Which of these instruments makes sound by making a string shake?

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A. Violin

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B. Flute

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C. Trumpet

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D. Drum

Question 38

How fast does sound travel in the air when it's at room temperature?

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B. 343 m/s

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A. 100 m/s

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C. 500 m/s

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D. 1000 m/s

Question 39

Which of these makes sound without the help of a machine?

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B. Bird singing

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A. Car horn

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C. Radio

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D. Telephone

Question 40

Which of these objects makes a high-pitched sound?

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A small flute

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A large drum

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A loud car

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A quiet bell

Question 41

What happens when you turn up the volume on a radio?

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The sound gets louder

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The sound gets higher pitched

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The sound gets shorter

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The sound gets slower

Question 42

Which of these materials lets sound waves travel through the fastest?

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Metal

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Air

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Water

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Rubber

Question 43

When you clap your hands, what happens?

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Sound waves are made

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Light waves are made

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Heat waves are made

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No waves are made

Question 44

Which of these things would absorb sound the best?

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A soft surface

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A hard surface

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A metal surface

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A glass surface

Question 45

What part of the ear vibrates when sound waves reach it?

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Eardrum

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Cochlea

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Ear canal

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Auditory nerve

Question 46

How fast does sound travel in air?

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343 m/s

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1500 m/s

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5000 m/s

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10000 m/s

Question 47

What is the name for when sound waves bounce off an object and come back to you?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Absorption

Question 48

What happens to the loudness of the sound when you move away from its source?

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It gets quieter

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It gets louder

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It changes pitch

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It disappears completely

Question 49

What is a sound wave?

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A vibration that moves through something

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A type of light wave

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A stream of particles

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A chemical reaction

Question 50

What do we use to measure how loud a sound is?

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Decibel

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Hertz

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Metre

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Second

Question 51

Which of these is NOT a property of sound?

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Colour

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Pitch

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Volume

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Loudness

Question 52

What is echolocation?

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The ability to find things using sound waves

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The ability to see in the dark

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The ability to hear sounds from far away

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The ability to speak multiple languages

Question 53

Which instrument makes the highest pitched sound?

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Flute

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Drum

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Guitar

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Cymbal

Question 54

Which material allows sound to travel through it most quickly?

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Metal

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Air

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Water

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Wood

Question 55

What happens to the pitch of a sound as the object making the sound moves closer to you?

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It gets higher

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It gets lower

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It stays the same

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It disappears

Question 56

Which of the following is an example of a string instrument?

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Piano

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Drums

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Flute

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Clarinet

Question 57

What is the term for the regular back-and-forth motion of a vibrating object?

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Oscillation

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 58

What do we call the distance between two consecutive crests of a sound wave?

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Velocity

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sound?

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Colour

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Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

Question 60

What happens to the sound of a bell when you place it in water?

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It gets quieter

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It gets louder

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It changes pitch

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Nothing happens

Question 61

We can use sound to communicate in many ways. Which of these is NOT a way we use sound to communicate?

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Flashing lights

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Talking

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Playing music

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Blowing a whistle

Question 62

Scientists want to find out how quickly sound travels through different materials. What's the best way to do this?

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Measure how long it takes sound to travel through different materials of the same length and thickness.

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Measure the pitch of sound made by different materials.

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Measure the volume of sound made by different materials.

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Drop different materials from the same height and measure how long it takes them to hit the ground.

Question 63

When something shakes, what does it make?

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Sound

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Friction

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Heat

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Electricity

Question 64

What is the word for how loud a sound is?

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Volume

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Pitch

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Frequency

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Amplitude