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Sound Energy

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

All sound is created by matter:
a.
expanding
c.
growing
b.
vibrating
d.
breaking
 

 2. 

Which of these is consider to be a medium sound cannot travel through?
a.
water
c.
solids
b.
space
d.
gases
 

 3. 

Sound is considered to be:
a.
matter
c.
energy
b.
space
d.
heat
 

 4. 

Through which of these does sound travel fastest?
a.
air
c.
water
b.
empty space
d.
wood
 

 5. 

Which of these words describes how sound travels?
a.
in circles
c.
as molecules
b.
in waves
d.
in particles
 

 6. 

Why does sound travel slowest through air?
a.
particles of air are polluted.
c.
particles are farthest apart
b.
particles form waves
d.
particle are close together.
 

 7. 

When a person speaks, what part of their body vibrates to create sound?
a.
ears
c.
teeth
b.
lungs
d.
vocal cords
 

 8. 

Vibration is:
a.
the back and forth movement of an object.
c.
the breaking down of atoms
b.
the circling of matter
d.
none of these
 

 9. 

Sound can travel through---
a.
water
c.
wood
b.
both wood and water
d.
neither wood or water
 

 10. 

The picture above is an example of:
a.
a sound wave in a solid
c.
a sound wave in a liquid
b.
a sound wave in a gas
d.
a sound wave in space
 



 
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