Sound Energy

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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Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

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

• louder

• softer

• higher

• lower

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

• sound
• light
• heat
• electricity

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Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

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Which of the following determines the pitch of a sound wave?

• frequency
• density
• mass
• reflection

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How can you create a low pitch sound on a violin?

• Pluck the shortest string

• Pluck all the strings once together

• Pluck the longest string

• Play the guitar

Destiny hits a symbol with her drumstick and makes it vibrate.  She then puts her hand on the symbol and stops the vibration.  What happened to the sound of the symbol? 

• The sound continues but not as loud. 
• The sound continues but has a lower pitch. 
• The sound stops because her hand absorbs the sound. 
• The sound stops because the vibrations have stopped. 

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There will not be any vibrations if sound cannot travel through a solid, liquid or gas.

• True

• False