6th Tech Review: What is Sound? What is Music?

What is Sound? (The official definition)

• Waves

• Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

• Noises

• Music and beats

Can sound hurt you?

• No way

• Yes!

Which of these professions works with sound waves?

• Doctors

• Music teachers (like Miss Ferry!)

• Geologists

• Meteorologists

• All of the above

Is there sound in space?

• No

• Yes

What travels faster, light or sound? Or think about a thunderstorm, what comes first lightning or thunder?

• Light does! In a storm, lightning

• Sound does! In a storm, thunder

How does sound travel through the air?

• It takes Uber

• Sound travels in waves

• It takes the Train

• It has to buy an Airplane ticket

Humans are the only living things that can make sounds and music

• True, only humans can!

• False, animals can also make sounds and music

How do you measure sound waves?

• Inches and Miles

• Amplitude and Frequency

• Gallons and Cups

• Measuring tape

What does Frequency measure?

• How high pitched (squeaky) or low pitched (deep sounding) a sound is

• How loud or quiet a sound is

• How annoying a sound is

• Soundwaves per second

What does Amplitude measure?

• How high pitched (squeaky) or low pitched (deep sounding) a sound is

• How loud or quiet a sound is

• How annoying a sound is

• Soundwaves per second