Pitch and Volume

PITCH, VOLUME,

AND SOUND

REVIEW

2 N D G R A D E S C I E N C E

WHAT COULD YOU DO TO

CHANGE THE VOLUME OF THE

SOUND COMING FROM A

GUITAR?

STRUM HARDER TO MAKE

IT LOUDER OR STRUM
SOFTER TO MAKE IT

QUIETER

IF YOU TURN THE VOLUME

CONTROL UP OR DOWN

EXPL AIN WHAT HAPPENS?

THE SOUND GETS
LOUDER OR SOFTER

____________
IS HOW HIGH OR
LOW A SOUND IS.

PITCH

____________
___ IS TO MOVE
BACK AND FORTH

QUICKLY.

VIBRATE

IF YOU PL AY HIGH AND
LOW NOTES ON A PIANO

WHAT PROPERT Y

CHANGES?

PITCH

SAM PL AYS HER GUITAR AND

SHORTENS THE STRINGS
WHILE STRUMMING HARD.
WHAT WILL THE SOUND BE

LIKE?

LOUD VOLUME AND

HIGH PITCH

WHY CAN PEOPLE NOT HEAR

DOG WHISTLES THE SAME

WAY DOG’S DO?

THE PITCH IS TOO

HIGH

IF YOU STRUM A GUITAR

STRONGLY AND USE A LOT OF

ENERGY, HOW WOULD THIS
AFFECT THE SOUND OF THE

GUITAR?

THE MORE ENERGY

YOU USE, THE LOUDER
THE VOLUME WILL BE

WHICH WORD MEANS THAT
SOUND CAN GET LOUDER OR

QUIETER?

VOLUME

WHAT CAUSES THE PITCH TO
CHANGE IF YOU ARE PL AYING

THE PIANO?

PLAYING DIFFERENT
KEYS CHANGES THE

PITCH

NAME SOME
SOUNDS THAT
HAVE HIGH AND
LOW PITCHES?

MOUSE- HIGH PITCH
ELEPHANT’S RUMBLE

- LOW PITCH

SINGING HIGH OR

LOW NOTES
REFERS TO?

PITCH

WHICH TERM

DESCRIBES HOW
HIGH OR LOW A

SOUND IS?

PITCH

J I M P L AY S T H E D R U M S I N T H E
S C H O O L B A N D . S O M E T I M E S H E
H I T S T H E D R U M G E N T LY A N D I T

M A K E S A S O F T S O U N D , B U T

S O M E T I M E S H E H I T S T H E D R U M

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S O U N D . W H AT I S T H E D I F F E R E N C E

B E T W E E N T H E T W O K I N D S O F

S O U N D S H E M A K E S ?

THE VOLUME DEPENDS

ON THE AMOUNT OF
FORCE/ ENEGRY USED

THE SHORTER THE
GUITAR STRING THE

HIGHER THE ________

PITCH

HOW COULD YOU MAKE A

TRUMPET LOUDER OR

SOFTER?

BLOW HARDER OR SOFTER

USE MORE FORCE TO MAKE IT
LOUDER AND LESS FORCE TO

MAKE IT QUIETER

SOUNDS THAT HAVE MORE

ENERGY HAVE A

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PITCH.

HIGHER

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