Sound (Parts of a wave)

What body part helps us hear?

• eyes
• nose
• ears
• mouth

Which of the following is true about sound?

• All sounds are soft
• All sounds are loud
• All sounds are made when matter vibrate
• Some sounds are so loud you cannot hear them

What happens if you make the string of a violin vibrate?

• It evaporates
• It dissolves
• It makes a sound
• Nothing happens

Hitting a tambourine with less force will make the sound_______.

• softer
• higher in vibration
• higher in pitch
• louder

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Charlie is learning to play the guitar.  He discovered that he could change the pitch of the sound made by the guitar.  How did he do this?

• By changing the amount of time he played a note.
• By standing up and sitting down while playing
• By tightening or loosening the strings
• By singing along with the guitar

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

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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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