Sound Waves Question Preview (ID: 36268)


This Test Covers The Topic Of Sound Waves As They Relate To The 5th Grade Virginia Standards. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Sound is a type of mechanical energy that is transmitted in the form of -
a) waves
b) Light
c) heat
d) electrons

Which of these makes a sound with the slowest vibration
a) Drum
b) Whistle
c) harmonica
d) flute

A high soprano singer can break a crystal galls if the glass resonates with her voice. In order to do this, the sound the singer makes had to be--
a) sped up before reaching the glass
b) amplified before reaching the glass
c) reflected off the glass
d) able to vibrate the glass

Which material will sound travel through the fastest?
a) water
b) air
c) steel
d) cloth

Sound waves travel best through--
a) gases
b) liquids
c) solids
d) vaccum

Which of these transmit sound waves the fastest?
a) water in a pool
b) a metal rod
c) air in a ballon
d) empty space

During the thunder storm, you see the lightning before you hear the thunder because--
a) light has a greater mass than sound
b) sound has longer wavelengths than light
c) light travels faster than sound
d) sound and light travel at the same speed

How are sound waves helpful to a whale?
a) It helps it locate food
b) it makes the water warmer
c) it makes it easier to obtain oxygen
d) it signals fish to move out of the whales path.

Sonar helps people find which information about an object
a) color
b) weight
c) location
d) temperature

Which example includes compression waves
a) a drummer practicing on his drums
b) a lifeguard swimming in the ocean
c) a rainbow shining from a prism
d) a person looking in a mirror

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