Sound Energy

Sound is made when things_______.

• freeze

• vibrate

• change color

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Which of these sounds is the softest?

• a fire truck

• a whisper

• a doorbell

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Phil dropped his glass while pouring a glass of milk. The sound was very loud. What caused the sound?

• The floor has to be hard to make the loud sound.

• Big vibrations from breaking the glass caused the sound.

• A full glass of milk caused the loud sound.

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What is soud?

• a state of matter

• a kind of light

• a kind of energy

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An object quickly moves back and forth. We say that object_________.

• has no sound

• makes light

• vibrates

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What can sounds move through?

• air only

• gases and liquids only

• solids, liquids, and gases

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Fast vibrations cause __________ pitch.

• a low

• no

• a high

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The closer you are to a sound, the ________ it gets.

• louder

• lower

• softer

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How high or low a sound is called _________.

• volume

• key

• pitch

What causes sound to begin?

• It reaches your ears.

• It makes a high pitch.

• Something vibrates.

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