Science 3 - Sound Energy

Energy that you can hear is 

• light energy
• sound energy
• noise
• mechanical energy

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How loud a sound is refers to its _______________.

• pitch
• volume

How high or how low a sound is is called  _________________.

• pitch
• volume

All sound travels in ______________.

• waves
• particles
• lines
• doesn't travel

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A back and forth movements that is produced by sound is called a _______________.

• vibration
• pulse
• sound

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A singing bird produces what type if pitch?

• High
• Low

A siren from a firetruck nearby can sound ________________ to tell you its coming.

• loud
• pitch
• vibration

Josie stretches string tight between her fingers. When she plucks the string, it makes a sound. Which of the following explains why the string makes a sound when Josie plucks it?

• It heats the air.

• It vibrates the air.

• It absorbs energy from the air.

• It releases molecules into the air.

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Which of these pictures shows an object that produces energy by vibration?

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What happens to a sound as you move further away from it?

• The sound changes volume, it gets louder.

• The sound changes volume, it gets softer.

• The sound changes pitch, it gets higher.

• The sound changes pitch, it gets lower.