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Name: __________________________

Grade : __________________________

QUIZ

A. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the
most appropriate one.
1. An ________ is a reflected sound.
A. Vibration
B. Echo
C. Pitch
D. Volume
2. __________ means to move back and forth quickly.
A. Pitch
B. Amplitude
C. Vibration
D. Echo
3. ______________ is the amount of energy in a sound wave.
A. Amplitude
B. Echo
C. Volume
D. Vibration
4. Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
A. vibrations
B. distances
C. prisms
D. Ms. Crews
5. Sound travels as
A. transverse waves
B. longitudinal waves
C. seismic waves
D. air waves
6. This part of the ear is vibrated by sound waves. It is a lightly stretched membrane that is the
entrance to the middle ear.
A. Pinna
B. Ear Drum
C. Hammer
D. Cochlea
7. A sound with a high pitch would have
 A. a low frequency
B. a high frequency
C. a low amplitude
D. a high amplitude
8. _________ is a form of energy that travels through the air.
A. sound
B. volume
C. energy
D. wave
9. ___________ is made when something vibrates
A. light
B. sound
C. drum
D. pounding
10. A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low
pitch.
A. high, low
B. low, high
C. medium, high
D. high, medium
11. the number of vibrations per second
A. vibration
B. volume
C. pitch
D. frequency
12. Sound does not travel in space because
A. Space is too far away.
B. There is no matter in space.
C. Space is the final frontier
D. Space has planets.
13. What is frequency?
A. the number of vibrations per second
B. how high or low a sound is
C. the loudness or softness of a sound
D. the back and forth movement of matter
14. Measure of how high or low a sound is
A. amplitude
B. compression
C. speed of sound
D. pitch
15. An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
A. sound
B. light
C. heat
D. electricity
16. Why is the school library covered with carpet?
A. So everyone can make a lot of noise
B. to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
C. because it looks good
D. to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
17. Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
A. Air
B. Empty space
C. Metal
D. Water
18. Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
A. milk
B. desk
C. air
D. door
19. What is Pitch?
A. How loud or soft a sound is
B. muscle that holds vocal cords
C. movement back and forth
D. how high or low a sound is
20. In which medium will sound travel fastest?
A. air
B. water
C. glass
D. salt water
21. Why can a dog hear a dog whistle but a human cannot?
A. Dogs have bad hearing
B. Dogs hear at a lower frequency
C. Dogs bark
D. Dogs can hear at a higher frequency
22. The unit for measuring frequency is the ---
A. Joule
B. Hertz
C. Gram
D. Newton
23. Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
A. Pitch
B. Smoothness
C. Loudness
D. A Wave
24. Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________.
A. light/ transparency
B. energy/ vibration
C. energy/ medium
D. frequency/ medium
 25. Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
A. low
B. high
C. medium
D. surface
26. What frequency range represent the human hearing capacity
A. Below 20 Hz
B. Between 20 Hz and 20 000 Hz
C. Between 20 000Hz and 40 000 Hz
D. Above 20 000 Hz
27. Bats catch their prey by producing :
A. sonar
B. radar
C. infrasound
D. ultrasound
28. As the amplitude of a sound increases, the loudness
A. increases
B. decreases
C. does not change
D. cancels out
29. Which of the following sentences best describes how sound moves?
A. Sounds can move through solids, liquids, and gases.
B. Sound can move through empty space or through matter.
C. Sound can move through solids and liquids, but not gases.
D. Sound can move through liquids and gases but not through solids.
30. You cannot hear ultrasound because it is:
A. too loud
B. too quiet
C. high frequency
D. low frequency

B. Answer all questions in this section . Write your answer in the space provided.

31. How are sounds made?

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32. What is the scientific name for the area at the centre of the earth? Which metals are found
in this area?
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33. Explain how tectonic plates can cause fold mountains to form?
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34. What evidence did Wegner have for his idea of continental drift?
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35. Why did some people reject Wegner’s ide?
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36. What is the connection between the plate boundaries and where earthquakes and
volcanoes occur?
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37. How a solar eclipse happens?
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38. How a lunar eclipse happens?
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39. Draw a diagram to show the formation of Lunar eclipse
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40. Draw a diagram to show the formation of Solar eclipse

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