Rachel is playing her drums when her mother asks her to lower the volume. What should Rachel do to please her mother?

hit the drums slower but with the same force

hit the drums faster but with more force

One way to change the volume of a noise is to move far away from the source of the noise. Why does this work?

The farther away the vibration, the softer the sound.

You cannot hear what you cannot see

The closer the vibration, the softer the sound

The farther away the vibration, the louder the sound.

A musician bought new strings for a guitar. The thickness of each string influences its rate of vibration. How does the rate of vibration affect the sound of the guitar?

Changing the rate of vibration can vary the pitch of the sound.

The rate of vibration allows sound to be reflected.

The rate of vibration affects the tuning of the guitar.

A different rate of vibration results in a different volume.

Which statement is true about strings or wires?

Thinner wires or strings vibrate faster than thicker ones.

Thicker wires or strings vibrate faster than thinner ones

Thick and thin wires vibrate at the same speed.

The thickness of the strings or wires does not impact vibrations.

How does tightening the wires of a guitar to tune the instrument change its vibration and pitch

Tighter wires vibrate faster, making the pitch higher.

Tighter wires vibrate slower, making the pitch higher.

Tighter wires vibrate faster, making the pitch lower.

Tighter wires vibrate slower, making the pitch lower.

Which statement is true about how the length of an object affects the sound?

Longer materials vibrate slower than shorter materials. This makes the pitch of the object lower.

Shorter materials vibrate slower than longer materials. This makes the pitch of the object higher.

Shorter materials vibrate faster than longer materials. This makes the pitch of the object lower

Longer materials vibrate faster than shorter materials. This makes the pitch of the object higher.

Shaking maracas, strumming a guitar, and striking a tambourine are alike in that each produces sound waves _____

that travel through empty space

that travel in air slower at high temperatures

Speaking tubes have been used on boats and in houses. A person speaks into one end of the speaking tube. Someone listens at the other end. What design problem would speaking tubes best solve?

A person’s voice needs to be much louder.

A person’s voice needs to be much softer

A person needs to be heard by everyone in a large crowd.

A person needs to be heard by someone far away or in another room

If you and your friend were on the moon, you could not hear him – even when he shouted. Why would no sound reach you from your friend?

The moon has no air to transmit the vibrations.

The moon is smaller than the earth and does not transmit vibrations as well

The moon does not have solids, liquids, and gases which are all needed for sound.

The moon craters block the vibrations from being transmitted.

Two students make a string telephone using aluminum cans and a string. They try to communicate with each other by holding the string telephone stretched, as shown in the image. One student notices that the other student’s voice is unclear and difficult to hear. How can the students modify their string telephone so that the voices are clearer and louder?

Increase the length of the string.

A student is listening to music using earphones. She wants to design a device so she can listen to music at a distance without using earphones. The student follows the set of instructions listed. The student wants to improve the design to increase the volume of the sound. Which question should the student explore to improve the design of the device?

How far away should the device be placed from the MP3 player?

Should the device be tested indoors or outdoors?

How many songs should be played to check the sound?

What other materials can be used to make the device?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The image shows four 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

Why might the bottom string on a guitar have a higher pitch than the top string?

The bottom string is thicker

The bottom string is thinner

The strings have the same thickness

The bottom string does not vibrate

The diagram shows the musical instrument panpipes. Each pipe of the panpipes produces a different pitch of sound when air is blown into it. What is the correct order for the pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

1,2,3,4,5

2,4,1,3,5

4,5,1,2,3

5,4,3,2,1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

a lion's roar

a dog's growl

a man yelling

a bird singing

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

force

pitch

vibration

volume

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student plans to conduct an experiment to study the effect of tension on the pitch of sound produced by an object. Which material can help the student perform the experiment?

plastic straw

rubber band

tuning fork

wooden ruler

Which would affect pitch?

changing the time of a vibrating string

changing the length of a vibrating string

changing the temperature of a vibrating string

changing the volume of a vibrating string

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Sound Quiz

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

Why might the bottom string on a guitar have a higher pitch than the top string?

The diagram shows the musical instrument panpipes. Each pipe of the panpipes produces a different pitch of sound when air is blown into it. What is the correct order for the pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

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

A student plans to conduct an experiment to study the effect of tension on the pitch of sound produced by an object. Which material can help the student perform the experiment?

Which would affect pitch?

Ryan makes a wind instrument from a drinking straw, as shown. If he cuts the straw in half, what will happen to the pitch of the sound?

Rachel is playing her drums when her mother asks her to lower the volume.
What should Rachel do to please her mother?

Look at the diagram below. The bell makes a sound when it is hit by the clapper because the bell

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Sound Quiz

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

Why might the bottom string on a guitar have a higher pitch than the top string?

The diagram shows the musical instrument panpipes. Each pipe of the panpipes produces a different pitch of sound when air is blown into it. What is the correct order for the pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

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

A student plans to conduct an experiment to study the effect of tension on the pitch of sound produced by an object. Which material can help the student perform the experiment?

Which would affect pitch?

Ryan makes a wind instrument from a drinking straw, as shown. If he cuts the straw in half, what will happen to the pitch of the sound?

Rachel is playing her drums when her mother asks her to lower the volume.What should Rachel do to please her mother?

Look at the diagram below. The bell makes a sound when it is hit by the clapper because the bell

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

Rachel is playing her drums when her mother asks her to lower the volume.
What should Rachel do to please her mother?