CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Directions: Read each statement or question. Answer this by choosing the letter of the best
answer.
____1. When the sound travels through solids, the vibration of the particles occurs .
A. fast B. irregularly C. moderately D. slow
____2. How do sound travel through air?
A. fast in random manner C. very fast
B. in jumping motion D. very slow
____3. In which medium can a sound wave travel faster?
A. solids B. liquids C. gases D. all of these
____4. What affects the speed of sound as it travels?
A. Loudness of the sound C. The nature of material
B. Person receiving it D. The origin of the sound
____5. Which sound will reach your ear first?
A. Tapping of the table
B. Ringing of the bell from the principal’s office
C. Whisper of your classmate behind the room
D. Chirping of the birds in a nearby mango tree​