Sound

What happens to the sound an object makes when the speed of vibrations decreases (slow down)?

• its volume will increase
• its pitch rises
• its pitch becomes lower
• its volume decreases

Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must

• hit it
• pluck it harder
• hold it higher
• pluck it softer

The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.

• biggest
• wooden
• smallest
• shiniest

What is volume of a sound?

• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the number of vibrations per second
• vibrations

Sound waves ________________ move through all kinds of matter

• cannot
• can

If I have a big drum and a small drum, which one will have the lower pitch?

• The big drum
• The small drum

What is pitch?

• how loud a sound is
• how steady a sound is
• how high or low a sound is
• how much variety a sound has

Objects that vibrate quickly make sounds with

• high pitch
• low pitch

The best way for a drummer to increase the volume of his or her drumming would be to

• hit is softly
• hit it harder
• use a drum with a loose skin
• use a drum with a tight skin