3rd, U5, L10, Activity p. 10.2

What is pitch?

• Pitch is how loud or soft a sound is.

• Pitch is how high or low a sound is.

• Pitch is how fast sound travels through a medium.

• Pitch is the intensity of a sound.

What is volume?

• Volume is how high or low a sound is.

• Volume is the intensity of a sound.

• Volume is how long or short a sound wave is.

• Volume is how fast sound travels through a medium.

Describe how the length of sound waves affects pitch.

Which of these is NOT a source of a low-pitched sound?

• tuba

• cow mooing

• adult voice

• ambulance

Which of these books would be the best to find out more facts about the characteristics of sound?

• "Adventures in Light"

• "Can You Hear Me Now?"

• "All About Animals"

• "Experiments with Food"

Read this sentence from the selection: "Very loud sounds can damage your hearing." Based on the sentence, which phrase best describes what loud sounds can do?

• They can make you hear well.

• They can hurt your hearing.

• They can make you able to hear from great distances.

• They can make you able to hear a whisper better.

How would the world be different if all sounds were the same pitch and volume?