Sound Vocabulary Review

PITCH describes

• how loud or quiet a sound is

• how high or low a sound is

• the volume of a sound

• the outer part of an ear

Volume describes ...

• the size of the sound

• the loudness or quietness of a sound

• how high or low a sound is

• how fast a sound travels

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A loud or unpleasant sound in an environment is called...

• mosquito test

• vibration

• noise pollution

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Sound is (pick 2)

• silent

• a type of energy we hear

• a type of energy that travels in waves

• volume

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What is measured by the FREQUENCY which is the number of waved produced in a unit of time?

• pitch

• volume

• energy

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The height of a sound wave from the top of the midline to the crest or trough is called...

• noise pollution

• amplitude

• pitch

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Amplitude is a measure of

• volume

• vibration

• speed

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Frequency measures

• sound

• energy

• pitch

When something moves back and forth quickly, it causes ......

(this is what sound is made out of)

• volume

• vibrations

• frequency

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Any force that can move things or do work

• energy

• sound

• pitch

• volume

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