This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Science > Sound > Class 9 Science Chapter 12 Sound – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 12 Sound Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explain how sound is produced in musical instruments. A) Musical instruments produce sound through dancing. B) Sound in musical instruments is created by aliens. C) Sound is produced in musical instruments by magic. D) Sound is produced in musical instruments through vibrations that create sound waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound is produced in musical instruments through vibrations that create sound waves. 2. Which word has a welded sound? A) Pink. B) Chat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pink. 3. The speed of sound is maximum in: A) Liquids. B) Gases. C) Solids. D) Vacuum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solids. 4. Which word has the same sound for c as cereal? A) Rice. B) Fact. C) Cave. D) Camp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice. 5. How did the Von Trapp's escape the Nazi party? A) The Von Trapp's escaped the Nazi party by hiding in a secret underground bunker. B) The Von Trapp's escaped the Nazi party by fleeing Austria and seeking asylum in the United States. C) The Von Trapp's escaped the Nazi party by disguising themselves as Nazi soldiers. D) The Von Trapp's escaped the Nazi party by negotiating a peaceful surrender with the Nazis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Von Trapp's escaped the Nazi party by fleeing Austria and seeking asylum in the United States. 6. Which word has the same vowel sound as kite? A) Tide. B) Did. C) Middle. D) Kit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tide. 7. What is the role of the ear in hearing sound? A) Capturing and transmitting sound waves to the brain. B) Filtering out unnecessary noises. C) Converting sound waves into light waves. D) Storing sound information for later use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capturing and transmitting sound waves to the brain. 8. Who played Maria in the movie version that is very famous? A) Audrey Hepburn. B) Meryl Streep. C) Julie Andrews. D) Carrie Underwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julie Andrews. 9. Identify the initial sound in the word 'giraffe'. A) /f/. B) /r/. C) /g/. D) /j/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) /j/. 10. Which of these are NOT the properties of a sound wave? A) Amplitude. B) Speed. C) Wavelength. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distance. 11. Find a word that follows the long /o/ sound in the final position. A) Local. B) Smoke. C) Sparrow. D) Robot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sparrow. 12. What country does Captain Von Trapp live in? A) Switzerland. B) Germany. C) Austria. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Austria. 13. Julie Andrews played Mary Poppins in the Disney Movie. A) FALSE. B) No one knows. C) I want to get it wrong. D) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TRUE. 14. The maximum tolerable limit of sound for humans is: A) 80 dB. B) 120 dB. C) 100 dB. D) 60 dB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 120 dB. 15. How does the amplitude of a sound wave affect its loudness? A) The louder the sound wave. B) The shorter the wavelength of the sound wave. C) The softer the sound wave. D) The higher the frequency of the sound wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The louder the sound wave. 16. Muscial instrument: A) Piano. B) Flute. C) Guitar. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. Sound wave cannot propagate in A) Water. B) Vacuum. C) Air. D) Metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vacuum. 18. Select the word that starts with the same sound as 'sun'. A) Moon. B) Star. C) Sand. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 19. Name the love song between the Captain and Maria. A) Something Good. B) My Heart Will Go On. C) Love Story. D) Endless Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something Good. 20. Sound waves with frequencies above 20, 000 Hz are called: A) Longitudinal sound. B) Audible sound. C) Ultrasonic sound. D) Infrasonic sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultrasonic sound. 21. Which word has the same vowel/ middle sound as met? A) Left. B) Kind. C) Week. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 22. The loudness or softness of a sound is determined basically by its ..... A) Amplitude. B) Speed. C) Frequency. D) Wave length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplitude. 23. Who is 17 going on 18? A) Ralph. B) Captain Von Trapp. C) Kurt. D) Maria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ralph. 24. What is the role of the ear in the perception of sound? A) The ear filters out certain frequencies of sound to improve clarity. B) The ear stores sound information for future reference. C) The ear captures sound waves and converts them into electrical signals for the brain. D) The ear amplifies sound waves before sending them to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ear captures sound waves and converts them into electrical signals for the brain. 25. SONAR stands for ..... A) Sound navigation and Rating. B) Sound Navigation and Ranging. C) Sound navigation and rerating. D) Sound navigation and retro grading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound Navigation and Ranging. 26. Determine whether the sound is diegetic or non-diegetic-THEME MUSIC A) Diegetic. B) Non-Diegetic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-Diegetic. 27. Police and ambulance sirens use sound of ..... A) Low energy. B) Low frequency. C) Low wavelenght. D) High speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low frequency. 28. Find a word that follows the long /i/ sound in the initial or medial position of a one syllable word. A) Spider. B) Comply. C) Spike. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spike. 29. Name the man who comes to visit and looks for people to sing in the festival. A) Liesel. B) Max. C) Kurt. D) Captain Von Trapp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Max. 30. True or False:Sound waves can travel through space. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Which word has the same vowel sound as plate? A) Ate. B) Plan. C) Fun. D) Nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 32. Sound waves cannot travel on the moon because there is no A) Frequency. B) Amplitude. C) Medium. D) Wave length. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medium. 33. Find a word that follows the long /a/ sound in the final position. A) Stay. B) Apex. C) Brave. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stay. 34. Speed of sound in vaccum A) 340 m/s. B) 600 m/s. C) 380 m/s. D) 300 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 340 m/s. 35. What was the song sung by the Captain in the performance at the festival? It was the last song written for the musical, and is about a flower, but is NOT actually an Austrian folk song. A) My Favorite Things. B) Edelweiss. C) Climb Ev'ry Mountain. D) Do-Re-Mi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edelweiss. 36. Which of the following characteristics of sound determines its pitch? A) Amplitude. B) Speed. C) Frequency. D) Wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequency. 37. Which word has the same vowel sound as the word as voice? A) Boys. B) Block. C) Four. D) Vice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boys. 38. What is the initial sound in the word 'zebra'? A) /r/. B) /b/. C) /e/. D) /z/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) /z/. 39. The audible range of sound for human beings is: A) 2 Hz-20 Hz. B) 20 Hz-20 kHz. C) 20 kHz-200 kHz. D) Above 20 kHz. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 Hz-20 kHz. 40. Which word has the same vowel sound as like? A) Lid. B) Side. C) Kid. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Side. 41. Sound can travel through solids, liquids and gases, but cannot travel though vacuum. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Which part of the human ear converts sound vibrations into electrical signals? A) Cochlea. B) Eardrum. C) Pinna. D) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cochlea. 43. I heard the bird ..... A) Purr. B) Squeak. C) Tweet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tweet. 44. It is used to detect cracks in metal block A) Ultrasound. B) Echocardiography. C) Ultrosonography. D) Infrasound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultrasound. 45. Find a word that follows the long /e/ sound in the initial or medial position in a one syllable word. A) Defend. B) Screen. C) Evil. D) Secrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Screen. 46. Which type of wave is a sound wave in air? A) Transverse wave. B) Longitudinal wave. C) Electromagnetic wave. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal wave. 47. How does the wavelength of a sound wave change with frequency? A) The wavelength of a sound wave increases with increasing frequency. B) The wavelength of a sound wave remains constant regardless of frequency. C) The wavelength of a sound wave is unrelated to frequency. D) The wavelength of a sound wave decreases with increasing frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wavelength of a sound wave decreases with increasing frequency. 48. The number of oscillations completed in one second is called A) Velocity. B) Frequency. C) Wavelength. D) Time Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frequency. 49. Find a word that follows the long /i/ sound in the final position. A) Irish. B) Silent. C) Dime. D) Apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apply. 50. True or False:The speed of sound depends on the loudness of the sound. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. Determine whether the sound is diegetic or non-diegetic-a street performer banging drums A) Diegetic. B) Non-Diegetic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diegetic. 52. Sound cannot travel in: A) Steel. B) Vacuum. C) Water. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vacuum. 53. You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo? A) Soundwaves refracting around corners in the empty rooms. B) Soundwaves moving around the large rooms. C) Soundwaves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house. D) Soundwaves moving slowly through air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soundwaves reflecting off smooth, flat surfaces throughout the house. 54. Sound waves are: A) Mechanical waves. B) Electromagnetic waves. C) Magnetic waves. D) Electric waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical waves. 55. The distance between two consecutive compression or two consecutive rarefaction is ..... A) Frequency. B) Wave length. C) Amplitude. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wave length. 56. Define pitch in terms of sound. A) Pitch is the volume of a sound wave. B) Pitch is the duration of a sound wave. C) Pitch is the timbre of a sound wave. D) Pitch in terms of sound is the perceived frequency of a sound wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pitch in terms of sound is the perceived frequency of a sound wave. 57. What letters make the long "a" sound in may? A) Ai. B) A-e. C) A. D) Ay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ay. 58. Which word starts with the same sound as 'dog'? A) Fish. B) Duck. C) Cat. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duck. 59. What letters make the long "a" sound in aim? A) Ay. B) Ai. C) A. D) A-e. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ai. 60. What is the difference between loudness and pitch of sound? A) Loudness refers to the volume or intensity of sound, while pitch refers to the frequency of sound waves. B) Loudness is the frequency of sound waves, while pitch is the volume. C) Loudness and pitch are the same thing. D) Loudness is the duration of sound, while pitch is the quality of sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loudness refers to the volume or intensity of sound, while pitch refers to the frequency of sound waves. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Science Chapter 12 Sound Quiz 2Class 9 Science Chapter 12 Sound Quiz 3Class 9 Science Chapter 12 Sound Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books