Sound Energy

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

What is vibration?

• how loud a sound is
• the back and forth movement of matter
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound

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What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

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Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

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A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

• louder
• softer
• higher
• lower

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To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must

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

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The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.

• biggest
• wooden
• smallest
• shiniest

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

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An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

• sound
• light
• heat
• electricity