Sound Unit Test

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

• A lion's roar

• A dog's growl

• A man yelling

• A bird singing

Angel plays a guitar. She increases the length of the guitar strings. How will it change the sound produced?

• Pitch becomes low

• Pitch becomes high

• Volume goes down

• Volume goes up

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Ann starts practicing the drums by striking them slowly. After a while, she begins to strike them harder. What will happen to the strength of vibration and the volume of sound produced.

• Both decrease

• Both increase

• the vibration increases and the volume stays the same.

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What is the correct order for the pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 4, 1, 3, 5

• 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Which pair of terms best describes volume of sound?

• high and low

• loud and soft

• loud and high

• soft and low

Which pair of terms best describes pitch of sound?

• high and low

• loud and soft

• loud and high

• soft and low

What could you do to hear a song playing from the radio better?

• Tell the people to talk louder.

• Move further away from the radio.

• Move closer to the radio.

• Turn down the volume on the radio.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The image shows 4 children around a radio that is playing a song. Who would hear the song at the lowest volume?

• Child 1

• Child 2

• Child 3

• Child 4

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Wesley said the opera singer was singing softly. What part of sound best fits what Wesley was describing?

• Force

• Pitch

• Vibration

• Volume

Mr. Samuels pulled back a string and released it on his banjo. It made a sound.

What caused the sound to be produced from his banjo?

• the vibration of the banjo string

• the softness of the banjo string

• the shape of the banjo string

• the thickness of the banjo string

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1