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Sound Stage 5

Sound Stage 5

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Science

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5th Grade

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31 Slides • 27 Questions

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Open Ended

How does a sound travel from a source to our ears?

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Open Ended

How are sounds made?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains what happens when you rub a wet finger around the rim of a glass bowl, as shown in the image?

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The glass vibrates and produces sound waves.

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The water heats up and creates steam.

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The glass changes color due to friction.

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The bowl fills with bubbles.

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Multiple Choice

What is the source of sound in the picture with the girl and the airplane?

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The airplane

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The trees

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The girl

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The clouds

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains how sounds are made?

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Sounds are made when things vibrate.

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Sounds are made when things are still.

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Sounds are made only by musical instruments.

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Sounds are made only by animals.

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Multiple Choice

What happens to the guitar strings when you pluck them?

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They vibrate and produce sound.

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They break.

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They become silent.

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They change color.

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Open Ended

Why did the rice grains move when you hit the jar in the experiment?

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Fill in the Blank

The plastic wrap ___ when you hit the jar.

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Open Ended

Explain why it is important to keep the sound source the same when investigating how sound travels through different materials.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a control variable in the investigation of how sound travels through different materials?

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The type of sound source used

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The material sound travels through

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The loudness of the sound

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The distance between the source and the ear

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following materials can sound travel through, according to the investigation instructions?

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Only solids

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Only liquids

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Solids, liquids, and gases

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Only gases

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Multiple Choice

What are independent variables in the experiment to test how well sound travels through different materials?

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The loudness of the sound

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The materials sound travels through

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The type of sound source

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The number of people listening

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Open Ended

Why might sound travel differently through air, water, and solids?

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Fill in the Blank

The loudness of the sound that is measured in the experiment is called the ___ variable.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a controlled variable in a scientific investigation about sound?

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The variable you keep the same throughout the experiment

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The variable you change to test its effect

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The variable you measure as a result

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The variable that is not important

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Multiple Select

Based on the investigation of how sound travels through different materials, which of the following can be independent variables?

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Type of material (solid, liquid, gas)

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Loudness of the sound

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Source of sound

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Shape of the material

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Fill in the Blank

The loudness of the sound is called the ___ variable.

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Open Ended

Explain how pitch allows bats and elephants to communicate in ways that humans cannot hear. Use examples from the image.

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Multiple Choice

What unit is used to measure the relative intensity of a sound?

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Decibel

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Hertz

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Watt

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Meter

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Multiple Choice

What happens to the frequency of vibration when the pitch of a sound increases?

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It increases

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It decreases

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It stays the same

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It disappears

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a low-pitched sound?

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A sound produced by high-frequency waves and is loud

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A sound produced by low-frequency waves and is deep and quiet

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A sound that is always easy to hear

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A sound that is produced by fast vibrations

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Open Ended

Explain how elephants and bats use pitch in their communication and why humans cannot hear these sounds.

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Fill in the Blank

The frequency range of human hearing is approximately ___ Hz to ___ kHz.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are correct about pitch and hearing in animals and humans?

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Elephants use infrasound to communicate over long distances

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Bats use ultrasonic sounds for echolocation

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Humans can hear all sounds made by elephants and bats

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Human ears can detect sounds from 20 Hz to 20 kHz

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Multiple Choice

Which animal uses high-pitched sounds for echolocation that are beyond the range of human hearing?

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Elephant

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Dog

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Bat

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Cat

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains how sound is produced in the experiment shown in the image?

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By creating vibrations in the water and bowl

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By heating the water

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By dissolving salt in the water

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By shining light on the bowl

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Open Ended

What did you learn about how sounds are made during this lesson?

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