PhET Sound

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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
Standards-aligned
Jarom Grigg
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18 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
WARNING: This activity involves steady tones at various frequencies and amplitudes that might bother some individuals and could potentially damage hearing. It is recommended that for this activity you use headphones with your volume turned down to a lower level.
Do you agree to be safe and respectful of yourself and others with this activity?
YES
NO
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DIRECTIONS: Launch the "Intro" portion of the sim and locate the controls in the top-right corner. Check the box next to "Listener Audio," locate the frequency slider, and slide it back and forth.
QUESTION: Based on your observations, what property of sound is frequency responsible for?
volume
amplitude
pitch
genre
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DIRECTIONS: NEXT, locate the amplitude slider, and slide it back and forth.
QUESTION: Based on your observations, what property of sound is amplitude responsible for?
volume
frequency
pitch
genre
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DIRECTIONS: Click, hold, and drag the girl in the sim to various positions and observe how it affects the sound.
QUESTION: What happens to the audio as you move the girl to different locations?
volume changes
pitch changes
nothing changes
genre changes
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
QUESTION: Based on what you can see in the sim, how does the speaker change frequency?
random changes
by changing how hard it beats
by changing how fast it beats
it doesn't
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
QUESTION: How does the speaker change amplitude?
random changes
by changing how hard it beats
by changing how fast it beats
it doesn't
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
QUESTION: Which property is directly related to the distance between waves (wavelength)?
amplitude
frequency
volume
genre
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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