Science & Technology

Sound Quiz: Loud and Clear

By Rondilo
Sound Quiz: Loud and Clear

6 questions on how fast sound travels, how loud it gets and the odd tricks it plays on your ears.

Questions
6
Length
About 4 min
Spoiler: show the questions 6 questions
  1. Put these typical sounds in order from quietest to loudest.
  2. Soldiers used machines like this in the First World War. What for?
  3. Why can a sonic boom continue along a flight path?
  4. Which of these make a sonic boom by moving faster than sound? Select all that apply.
  5. Why does breathing helium make a voice sound squeaky?
  6. Why does your voice sound odd on a recording?

Not the right quiz for you?