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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Sound 2 (Questions)

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A sound is produced when a substance vibrates. As a signal perceived by one of the major senses, sound is used by many species for detecting danger, navigation, predation and communication.

Discover more interesting facts in this Science quiz about sound.

1. Sounds cannot travel through .......
[ ] A gas
[ ] A liquid
[ ] A solid
[ ] A vacuum
2. A high frequency of vibrations produces .......
[ ] High pitched sounds
[ ] Loud sounds
[ ] Low pitched sounds
[ ] Quiet sounds
3. Frequency is measured in .......
[ ] Hertz
[ ] Metres
[ ] Ohms
[ ] Volts
4. A large amplitude of vibration produces .......
[ ] High pitched sound
[ ] Loud sounds
[ ] Low pitched sounds
[ ] Quiet sounds
5. Sounds which have a very high frequency are called .......
[ ] Decibles
[ ] Infra sound
[ ] Resonance
[ ] Ultra sound
6. How will a thin string on a violin vibrate compared to a thick string?
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater frequency
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller frequency
7. How will tightening a guitar string change its vibration?
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater frequency
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller frequency
8. How does decreasing the length of a guitar string change its vibration?
[ ] Changes the amplitude
[ ] Decreases frequency
[ ] Decreases pitch
[ ] Increases frequency
9. A loudspeaker changes .......
[ ] Electrical energy to sound energy
[ ] Potential energy to sound energy
[ ] Sound energy to electrical energy
[ ] Sound energy to potential energy
10. Older people can't hear .......
[ ] Any better or worse than younger people
[ ] High pitched sounds as well as younger people
[ ] Low frequency sounds as well as younger people
[ ] Low pitched sounds as well as younger people
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Sound 2 (Answers)
1. Sounds cannot travel through .......
[ ] A gas
[ ] A liquid
[ ] A solid
[x] A vacuum
A vacuum has no particles so there is nothing to vibrate
2. A high frequency of vibrations produces .......
[x] High pitched sounds
[ ] Loud sounds
[ ] Low pitched sounds
[ ] Quiet sounds
3. Frequency is measured in .......
[x] Hertz
[ ] Metres
[ ] Ohms
[ ] Volts
4. A large amplitude of vibration produces .......
[ ] High pitched sound
[x] Loud sounds
[ ] Low pitched sounds
[ ] Quiet sounds
Concorde was the only passenger plane to fly faster than the speed of sound
5. Sounds which have a very high frequency are called .......
[ ] Decibles
[ ] Infra sound
[ ] Resonance
[x] Ultra sound
In the ocean, sperm whales use sound to stun or kill their prey
6. How will a thin string on a violin vibrate compared to a thick string?
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater amplitude
[x] It will vibrate with a greater frequency
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller frequency
7. How will tightening a guitar string change its vibration?
[ ] It will vibrate with a greater amplitude
[x] It will vibrate with a greater frequency
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller amplitude
[ ] It will vibrate with a smaller frequency
8. How does decreasing the length of a guitar string change its vibration?
[ ] Changes the amplitude
[ ] Decreases frequency
[ ] Decreases pitch
[x] Increases frequency
9. A loudspeaker changes .......
[x] Electrical energy to sound energy
[ ] Potential energy to sound energy
[ ] Sound energy to electrical energy
[ ] Sound energy to potential energy
10. Older people can't hear .......
[ ] Any better or worse than younger people
[x] High pitched sounds as well as younger people
[ ] Low frequency sounds as well as younger people
[ ] Low pitched sounds as well as younger people